The increase in uric acid after febuxostat is discontinued may be due to the discontinuation of the drug, dietary intolerance and other reasons.
1. drug discontinuation: febuxostat is a kind of inhibition of uric acid production through the body to reduce the level of uric acid drugs, generally used for gout patients with long-term uric acid treatment, gout is a kind of disease is not yet an effective cure, so discontinued febuxostat may appear uric acid rise.
2. Dietary taboos: patients taking febuxostat after stopping the drug if not strictly taboos, eating high purine food, high fructose food and drinking alcohol may lead to the patient’s blood uric acid rise.
Febuxostat need to be used under the guidance of a physician, do not stop without authorization, the patient can go to the regular hospital rheumatology and immunology, endocrinology and other related departments to consult in detail.