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Is concomitant use of azathioprine and febuxostat safe from a bone marrow toxicity standpoint?

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Rheumatology · Ohio State University
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No- Logan et al., PMID 31885095.

See evidence. If you must use both for outside reasons- start really low and slow and monitor very very closely!

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Rheumatology · Mobile Medical Care Inc
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There is more reason to consider a transition from azathioprine to another agent, such as mycophenolate than to take the risk of myelosuppression.

Mycophenolate is safe in combination with febuxostat.

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Rheumatology · UTMB Health
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Generally, I would avoid using both allopurinol (and/or febuxostat) and azathioprine (Imuran) together. The risk of course is bone marrow aplasia, as we know.

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Rheumatology · Duke University Medical Center
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No, the use of the two in combination is contraindicated.

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