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Is colchicine recommended for treating gout?
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Yes......: However there are other medicines that may be better. Treatment of an acute gouty flare is different that that for prevention of these. See your primary care doctor to see what medicine or combinations of medicine is best for you.
Answered 11/28/2017
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