Colchicine 1 mg 20 Tablets

Description

Colchicine 1 mg 20 Tablets

Colchicine is a class of anti-gout medications that affects the way the body responds to uric acid crystals, reducing swelling and pain.

Colchicine is used to prevent acute attacks of gout and relieve joint pain and inflammation in cases of exacerbation of gout, as the efficacy of the drug is when it is taken immediately at the onset of symptoms.

Colchicine is also used to treat familial Mediterranean fever, an inherited condition that causes episodes of fever, pain, and swelling of the stomach, lungs, and joints area in adults and children 4 years of age and older.

Colchicine Instructions
How to eat:
discs.
capsules.
Oral drink.
number of doses:
Prevention of gout attacks: once or twice daily.
Reducing gout attacks: one dose at the onset of symptoms, and a lower dose can be taken after an hour.
Dosage:
grown ups
As follows:

Preventing gout attacks: 0.6-1.2 milligrams per day.
Relief of gout attacks: 1.2 milligrams at first, then 0.6 milligrams after an hour, after which 0.6 milligrams may be taken once or twice daily until the gout attack is gone.
Familial Mediterranean fever: 1.2 – 2.4 milligrams per day.
children
Dosage varies depending on the condition to be treated, age and weight, so follow your doctor’s instructions.

Event start:
It starts to work in pain relief within 18 to 24 hours.

Effective time
The half-life of the drug is about 27 – 31 hours.

feed:
You should avoid eating grapefruit or its juice during treatment with colchicine.

Storage and preservation:
It should be kept in an airtight container in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children and light.

Forgetting a dose:
If you forget, take the medicine as soon as you remember. If the next dose is near, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule without doubling the dose.

discontinuation of medication:
Do not stop taking the drug without medical advice even when you get better, because the symptoms may return.

overdose:
Go to the emergency room immediately if you have taken an overdose, and emergency action may be needed in the event of severe nausea, vomiting, diarrhea with blood, severe abdominal pain and loss of consciousness.

Colchicine 1 mg

Warnings when taking colchicine
During pregnancy:
It is generally not given to pregnant women, as it may cause birth defects, and a doctor should be consulted.

Hazard grade: D

Breast feeding:
The drug passes into breast milk and may affect the newborn, so you should consult your doctor.

Babies and Babies
It is not recommended for children under 16 years of age to treat gout, while it is not given to children under 4 years of age in cases of familial Mediterranean fever.

the elderly:
Caution should be exercised when using it in the elderly, and the preventive daily dose should be reduced by 50% in people over 70 years of age.

Driving:
There are no special problems.

Use of long treatments
Surgery and anesthesia:
The doctor should be informed about taking the medication before undergoing any surgical procedure.

Colchicine 1 mg

Colchicine side effects
nausea
Popularity of influence: common
Inform the doctor: In each case
stop taking the medicine
vomiting
Popularity of influence: common
Inform the doctor: In each case
stop taking the medicine
Diarrhea
Popularity of influence: common
Inform the doctor: In each case
stop taking the medicine
Abdominal pain
Popularity of influence: common
Inform the doctor: In each case
stop taking the medicine
amazement
Frequency of effect: rare
Inform the doctor: In each case
stop taking the medicine
Itch
Frequency of effect: rare
Inform the doctor: In each case
stop taking the medicine
bleeding
Frequency of effect: rare
Inform the doctor: In each case
stop taking the medicine
blue marks
Frequency of effect: rare
Inform the doctor: In each case
stop taking the medicine
rash
Frequency of effect: rare
Inform the doctor: In each case
stop taking the medicine