Febuxostat Krka
febuxostat
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Overview
Febuxostat Krka is a medicine used to treat adults with long-term hyperuricaemia (high levels of uric acid or ‘urate’ in the blood). Hyperuricaemia can lead to urate crystals forming and building up in the joints and the kidneys. When this happens in the joints and causes pain, it is known as ‘gout’. Febuxostat Krka is used in patients who have signs of a build-up of crystals, including gouty arthritis (pain and inflammation in the joints) or tophi (‘stones’, larger deposits of urate crystals that can cause joint and bone damage).
Febuxostat Krka is also used to treat and prevent high levels of uric acid in the blood in adults with blood cancers who are receiving chemotherapy (medicines to treat cancer) and at risk of tumour lysis syndrome (a complication due to the breakdown of cancer cells causing a sudden rise of uric acid in the blood which can cause damage to the kidneys).
Febuxostat Krka contains the active substance febuxostat and is a ‘generic medicine’. This means that Febuxostat Krka contains the same active substance and works in the same way as a ‘reference medicine’ already authorised in the EU called Adenuric.
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Febuxostat Krka : EPAR - Medicine overview (PDF/76.46 KB)
First published: 29/03/2019
EMA/110881/2019 -
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Febuxostat Krka : EPAR - Risk-management-plan summary (PDF/102.8 KB)
First published: 29/03/2019
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Febuxostat Krka
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Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/004773
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Active substance |
febuxostat
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
febuxostat
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Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
M04AA03
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Generic |
This is a generic medicine, which is developed to be the same as a medicine that has already been authorised, called the reference medicine. A generic medicine contains the same active substance(s) as the reference medicine, and is used at the same dose(s) to treat the same disease(s). For more information, see Generic and hybrid medicines. |
Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Krka, d.d., Novo mesto
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Revision |
4
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
28/03/2019
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Contact address |
KRKA d.d., Novo mesto |
Product information
11/05/2023 Febuxostat Krka - EMEA/H/C/004773 - IB/0007
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Antigout preparations
Therapeutic indication
Febuxostat Krka is indicated for the treatment of chronic hyperuricaemia in conditions where urate deposition has already occurred (including a history, or presence of, tophus and/or gouty arthritis).
Febuxostat Krka is indicated in adults.