Colchicine is an alkaloid drug derived from a plant belonging to the Lily family, known as Colchicum autumnale, or "autumn crocus." Its use was first approved by the FDA in 1961. Colchicine is used in the treatment of gout flares and Familial Mediterranean fever, and prevention of major cardiovascular events. It has also been investigated in other inflammato...
Colchicine is indicated for the prophylaxis and treatment of gout flares. It is also indicated in Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in children and adults of four years of age and older. It is also indicated to reduce the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, coronary revascularization, and cardiovascular death in adult patients with established ather...
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States
Benny Green MD PA Family Practice, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Long Beach Center for Clinical Research, Long Beach, California, United States
Central Kentucy Reseach Associates, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Athens General Hospital "G. Gennimatas", Athens, Attika, Greece
Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Sourasky medical center (Ichilov), Tel-Aviv, Israel
Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, California, United States
Yikai YU, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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