Pros & Cons
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.
- Colchicine can reduce fertility in men.
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