Febuxostat and Rosuvastatin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Febuxostat and Rosuvastatin.

Febuxostat and Rosuvastatin have a documented major interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Febuxostat and Rosuvastatin. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Febuxostat

Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor

Drug B

Rosuvastatin

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)

How They Interact

Febuxostat slows down how your body gets rid of rosuvastatin, causing the medicine to build up in your blood. This increase can make side effects more likely.

FDA Label Information

Febuxostat Clinical Impact: Febuxostat increased rosuvastatin exposure more than 1.9-fold. Intervention: In patients taking febuxostat, do not exceed a dose of rosuvastatin 20 mg once daily.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Febuxostat + Rosuvastatin?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair major. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Rosuvastatin has 21 labeled pairs on file vs Febuxostat's 9. In the major band specifically: Febuxostat has 2 (also Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe); Rosuvastatin has 3 (also Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir, Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir).

What mechanism field is on file for Febuxostat and Rosuvastatin?

Febuxostat slows down how your body gets rid of rosuvastatin, causing the medicine to build up in your blood. This increase can make side effects more likely.

Rosuvastatin carries more major-labeled pairs than Febuxostat

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is major · classes on file: Febuxostat (Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor); Rosuvastatin (HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)).

Rosuvastatin has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Febuxostat's 2.

Febuxostat

2 major · 1 moderate · 6 minor · 9 total

Rosuvastatin

3 major · 8 moderate · 10 minor · 21 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.