Colchicine may be used with caution to manage flare-ups of crystal-induced arthritis among patients with severe chronic kidney disease, with dosage modifications and careful monitoring required.

Get ready for a deep dive into colchicine and cardiovascular disease! We’ll examine the RCT data, and then pivot to discuss ...

The LoDoCo2 trial found a reduced cardiovascular risk with low-dose colchicine in patients with chronic coronary disease. In this substudy, attenuation of pericoronary adipose tissue did not differ ...

Depending on one’s perspective, the anti-inflammatory colchicine is either an unsung and underprescribed drug for patients with cardiovascular disease, or it’s an agent with limited clinical benefit ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 78-year-old man with a stent and a blockage in one of the arteries to my heart. I am on a low-fat diet and take ramipril for cholesterol. My levels are very good (total ...

The presence of an operational classification of drug interactions (ORCA) class 3 or 4 drug-drug interactions (DDIs) did not increase the risk for colchicine-related gastrointestinal adverse events or ...

Gloperba ® is the first and only liquid oral version of the anti-gout medicine colchicine indicated for the prophylaxis of painful gout flares in adults. Pericarditis is an inflammation of the ...

(Boston)—Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, with worldwide prevalence of approximately four%. The accumulation of monosodium urate crystals in gout leads to the clinical ...