Colchicine medication is used to treat acute flares of gouty arthritis and to prevent recurrent acute attacks. It is also used to treat the inflammation of pseudogout, and other uncommon diseases, such as familial Mediterranean fever, amyloidosis, and scleroderma.
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Colchicine Dosage
Your doctor will decide the correct dosage of Colchicine for your condition. Take Colchicine with food. Take Colchicine regularly as directed by your doctor, even if you feel well. If you stop taking Colchicine too soon, your attacks may return or get worse.
Colchicine Side Effects
The most common Colchicine side effects involve the stomach and bowel and are dose related. These include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. One of the most worrisome side effects of Colchicine is that it can damage the bone marrow causing severe anemia and seriously low white blood counts, thereby increasing the risk of infections. All patients taking Colchicine long-term require blood count monitoring. Colchicine can also cause hair loss, weakness, and nerve irritation. Order Colchine
Colchicine Precautions
Colchicine can arrest cell division and is avoided in pregnancy because of possible adverse affects on fetal growth. Before taking Colchicine, tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to Colchicine, have kidney disease or poorly functioning kidneys, have liver disease, have an ulcer in your stomach or another type of stomach disease, have heart disease, have blood problems, or are elderly or debilitated. You may not be able to take Colchicine, or you may require a lower dose or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above. It is not known whether Colchicine will harm a nursing infant. Do not take Colchicine without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. |
