Treatment to treat gout attacks (flares)

Colchicine 0.5 mg

Synonyms - Colcrys, Mitigare, Colsaloid, Condylon, Goutnil, Kolkicin, Colcin

Category - Gout Suppressants

What is Colchicine ?

Colchicine is used to prevent or treat gout attacks (flares). Usually gout symptoms develop suddenly and involve only one or a few joints. The big toe, knee, or ankle joints are most often affected. Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. When uric acid levels in the blood are too high, the uric acid may form hard crystals in your joints. Colchicine works by decreasing swelling and lessening the build up of uric acid crystals that cause pain in the affected joint(s).

Use

Colchicine is an oral drug used for treating acute gout and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). This medication is also used to prevent attacks of pain in the abdomen, chest, or joints caused by a certain inherited disease (familial Mediterranean fever). It is thought to work by decreasing your body's production of a certain protein (amyloid A) that builds up in people with familial Mediterranean fever. Colchicine is not a pain medication and should not be used to relieve other causes of pain.