Rosuvastatin and Febuxostat Interaction

Drug interaction information between Rosuvastatin and Febuxostat.

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

FDA drug labeling documents a major-severity interaction between Rosuvastatin and Febuxostat. 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

Rosuvastatin

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)

Drug B

Febuxostat

Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor

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 Rosuvastatin + Febuxostat?

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: Rosuvastatin has 3 (also Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir, Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir); Febuxostat has 2 (also Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe).

What mechanism field is on file for Rosuvastatin and Febuxostat?

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: Rosuvastatin (HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor (Statin)); Febuxostat (Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor).

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

Rosuvastatin

3 major · 8 moderate · 10 minor · 21 total

Febuxostat

2 major · 1 moderate · 6 minor · 9 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.