What are the pros and cons of colchicine (Colcrys)?
Colchicine can help to prevent as well as treat gout flares.
It needs to be taken once or twice a day. You can take the medicine with or without food.
The dose can be adjusted based on your response. The oral tablet is scored and is easy to split.
Colchicine is the first choice medication to treat attacks of familial Mediterranean fever.
While colchicine is available in a low-cost generic form, it is more expensive than other medicines used to treat pain and inflammation, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Long-term use of colchicine is associated with a risk of blood problems.
This medication may not be safe for people with kidney or liver disease.
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