Colchicine use is associated with a modest reduction in the long-term risk for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) among individuals with gout, according to study findings published in Arthritis & ...

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.

The media reports that colchicine, a very old drug, has now been discovered to reduce the risk of recurrent heart disease and has a new FDA indication. Of course, the “discovery” has taken 10 years, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The 2010 increase in colchicine prices was immediately followed by a decrease in the drug’s use for gout.

WASHINGTON — Colchicine does not protect against major cardiovascular adverse events after an acute myocardial infarction, according to a multinational placebo-controlled trial of more than 7000 ...

A recent review found that low dose colchicine may help prevent heart attacks and strokes in individuals who already have cardiovascular disease. The review also found that colchicine likely doesn’t ...

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 29, 2024 – The largest trial to examine the impact of colchicine in acute myocardial infarction (MI) found that both acute and long-term colchicine use did not reduce ...

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands—The use of colchicine just before major thoracic surgery and for 10 days afterwards does not lower the risk of clinically significant atrial fibrillation (AF) or myocardial ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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