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Colchicine is a gout agent which is a kind of hormonal, nutritional or metabolic agent.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Drug Class

Gout drug

Side Effects

Common

Throat pain
Abdominal pain
Headache
Fatigue
Sore throat

Serious

Diarrhea
Hypersensitivity

Treats

Gout
4.2
178 reviews
Pericarditis
3.6
22 reviews
Dressler syndrome
3.4
5 reviews
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition
3
6 reviews
Behcet's syndrome
2.9
29 reviews
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A 28-year old male asked:

Please describe the medication: colchicine?

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A 32-year old male asked:

Is it ok to take colchicine 3 times a week foor three weeks?

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A 48-year old asked:

Does colchicine help with gout?

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A 38-year old asked:

How does colchicine treat gout ?

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A 32-year old asked:

How do doctors administer colchicine?

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A 39-year old asked:

Is colchicine recommended for treating gout?

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A 44-year old asked:

Are there any side effects from taking colchicine longterm?

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A 37-year old asked:

Are there any side effects for taking colchicine long term?

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A 30-year old asked:

When should colchicine, given for acute gout, stop being taken?

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A 44-year old asked:

I have been using colchicine for gout and is not working flr me?

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A 32-year old male asked:

Can i take colchicine and febuxostat at the same time? Once a day?

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A 38-year old asked:

What should be the dosage when i take colchicine as a medicine for my gout?

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A 48-year old asked:

Should I start on a course of colchicine to treat my gout? Worried about it.

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A 30-year old female asked:

Could one become toxic from taking 0.6 mg of colchicine twice daily 12 hrs apart.

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A 36-year old male asked:

In taking colchicine for gout, does it work immediately or will it take a few days to help? Thanks

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A 33-year old female asked:

I am on colchicine on off but whenever i take it my body start itching.is this normal or i should stop?

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A 36-year old male asked:

Hi I'm taking Colchicine for a gout attack my first, I only have 2 tablets left and I'm in pain without much change. Is this common thanks ?

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A 36-year old male asked:

Is it true that there a maximum dosage of 6mg of colchicine per incident of gout, which is basically 3 days if taken 0.5mg four times daily?

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A 39-year old asked:

What are the effects of colchicine treatment?

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A 42-year old asked:

Is pregnancy safe while on colchicine?

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A 44-year old asked:

Can you take colchicine with indomethacin?

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A 48-year old asked:

What is the duration of temporary infertility when you take colchicine?

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A 30-year old male asked:

Does Colchicine 500microgram had any withdrawal symptoms is i stop it suddenly ?

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A 43-year old asked:

Doctors can you tell me when should colchicine, given for acute gout, be stopped?

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A 30-year old male asked:

Does Colchicine reduce uric acid level ? If does not how i can reduce it naturaly ??

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A 46-year old male asked:

Is there any pain medication that I can take when using Colchicine for a gout attack?

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A 73-year old male asked:

Can I take 0.5 mg of colchicine twice daily for a few months as a gout preventive?Thanks

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A 32-year old male asked:

Im taking colchicine 3 times a week and still im having pain in my toes. What else should I do?

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A 16-year old male asked:

If my cousin took a small-normal amount of mdma whiles she's on the meds colchicine and pantopazole , can something fatal happen?

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A 78-year old female asked:

As i said the other day, I have costochondritis and the dr is in cardiology and she said that the colchicine 0.6mg might help for the pain for costo?

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