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How does febuxostat lower blood uric acid levels?

Name: How does febuxostat lower blood uric acid levels?
Published: 2026-11-08T13:49:20.278Z

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Febuxostat lowers blood uric acid by selectively inhibiting xanthine oxidase, the enzyme that catalyses the conversion of hypoxanthine to xanthine and xanthine to uric acid.

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Febuxostat Tillomed 120 mg film-coated tabletsTillomed Laboratories Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 3Document updated 13 July 2026

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