Colchicine is an anti-inflammatory that is used to treat and prevent acute gout and chronic gout attacks, according to medical indications.
This drug can be purchased from generic pharmacies under the trade names Colchiquim or Ticolcin, for example, upon presentation of a prescription, and the price varies depending on the dose and size of the package.
- Colchicine is a medicine used to treat acute gout attacks and prevent acute seizures in people with chronic gouty arthritis.
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In addition, treatment with this medicine can be started in Peyronie’s disease, Familial Mediterranean Fever and in cases of scleroderma, arthritis associated with sarcoidosis and psoriasis.
To prevent gout attacks, the recommended dose is 1 tablet of 0. 5 mg, once to three times a day, orally. Patients with gout undergoing surgery should take 1 tablet three times a day, every 8 hours, orally, 3 days before and 3 days. after surgery.
For acute attack relief, the starting dose should be 0. 5 mg to 1. 5 mg, followed by 1 tablet at intervals of 1 to 2 hours, until pain relief occurs. nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
Chronic patients may continue treatment at a dose of 2 tablets per day, every 12 hours, for 3 months, at medical discretion.
The maximum dose should not exceed 7 mg per day
Treatment should start with 0. 5 mg to 1. 0 mg per day, administered in one dose, which can be increased to 2 mg per day, in three doses.
This medicine should not be used in people allergic to any of the components present in the formula, people with gastrointestinal, liver, renal or cardiac diseases.
In addition, it should not be used in children, pregnant women or during lactation.
The most common side effects that can occur when using this medicine are diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, fatigue, headache, gout, cramping, abdominal pain and pain in the pharynx and larynx.
In addition, even rarer, hair loss, spinal depression, dermatitis, changes in coagulation and liver, allergic reactions, increased creatinine phosphokinase, lactose intolerance, muscle pain, reduced sperm count, violet, muscle destruction can also occur. toxic neuromuscular cells and diseases.