Maximum dose of colchicine for gout

About colchicine

Type of medicine	An anti-inflammatory medicine for gout
Used for	Gout attacks
Available as	Tablets

The most commonly prescribed treatment for a gout attack is an anti-inflammatory painkiller, although not everyone is able to take this kind of medicine.

Colchicine is an alternative treatment for gout attacks for those people who cannot take anti-inflammatory painkillers. Colchicine works by reducing the number of white blood cells which travel into the inflamed areas. Colchicine helps break the cycle of inflammation and reduces the swelling and pain of the gout attack.

Gout causes attacks of painful inflammation in one or more of your joints.

Colchicine dosage for gout how many days

It is caused by a build-up of a naturally occurring chemical in your blood, called uric acid (urate). From time to time, the level of uric acid in your blood may become too high and tiny grit-like crystals may form, which typically collect in your joints and tendons.

The crystals irritate the tissues of the joint to cause inflammation, swelling and pain.

Before taking colchicine

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