What Is Colchicine?

Potential Uses

Patients seem to take colchicine to treat gout flares. Some brands of this medication may also be able to prevent future gout attacks. Some individuals may take it for familial Mediterranean fever if they are at least four years old. Colchicine may prevent chest, joint, and abdominal pain in this condition. Behcet's syndrome patients may take this medication as well to handle symptoms such as redness, pain, and swelling.

This medication also seems to have some 'off-label' uses. Examples may include Paget's disease, pseudogout, coronary artery disease, pericarditis, and primary biliary cirrhosis. Some patients may take it to prevent post-pericardial syndrome as well.

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