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Colchicine
Pronounced KOL-chi-seen
Brand names: Colcrys, Mitigare
Type: Anti-inflammatory (gout medicine) · All Other Medicines
What Colchicine is used for
- Treating and preventing gout attacks
- Pericarditis (inflammation around the heart)
- Familial Mediterranean fever
- Reducing heart risk in coronary disease (a specific product)
◆ Kidney note
Dose is lowered in kidney impairment, and repeated courses are avoided in severe kidney failure and dialysis because toxicity builds up.
Common side effects
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Stomach cramps
Important cautions
- The margin between helpful and toxic amounts is narrow — overdose can be fatal, and interacting medicines (including certain antibiotics) can push levels dangerously high
How it comes
Tablets, capsules. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Other Medicines
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.