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Agency for Care Effectiveness
Drug guidance

Febuxostat for treating chronic hyperuricaemia in adults with gout

Condition

Blood and Immune System

Liver

2 May 2019

Published on 02 May 2019
Last Updated on 02 May 2019

Guidance Recommendations

The Ministry of Health's Drug Advisory Committee has not recommended listing febuxostat on the Medication Assistance Fund (MAF) for treating chronic hyperuricaemia in adults with gout because of unacceptable cost-effectiveness compared with alternative treatments at the price proposed by the manufacturer.

Febuxostat for chronic hyperuricaemia in adults with gout (2 May 2019) [PDF, 464 KB]

Febuxostat Plain English Summary (2 May 2019) [PDF, 31 KB]

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