Colchicine is used to prevent or treat attacks of gout (also called gouty arthritis). This condition is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. An attack of ...

Colchicine works by decreasing swelling and lessening the build up of uric acid crystals that cause pain in the affected joint(s).This medication is also used ...

Dosing · For oral dosage form (capsules, solution):. For prevention of gout attacks: Adults—0.6 milligram (mg) (5 milliliters [mL]) 1 or 2 times a day. Your ...

Colchicine is a medicine for treating inflammation and pain. It works by reducing the inflammation caused by the crystals of uric acid that build up in your ...

While either a NSAIA or colchicine can be used as first line therapy for acute gout, they should not be co-prescribed as both medicines compete for excretion at ...

Apr 15, 2019 ... Colchicine is used to prevent gout attacks (sudden, severe pain in one or more joints caused by abnormally high levels of a substance called ...

Nov 30, 2023 ... In a randomized study of patients with a gout flare, colchicine ... Severe outcomes are rare among patients who receive a short course of ...

Colchicine has FDA approval for gout prophylaxis and treatment of acute gouty flares. It also has approval for the treatment of familial Mediterranean fever ...

Low-dose colchicine yielded both maximum plasma concentration and early gout flare efficacy comparable with that of high-dose colchicine, with a safety ...

Jun 1, 2015 ... Low-quality evidence shows that low-dose colchicine (up to 1.8 mg over one hour) is an effective therapy for acute gout.