Doctor explains how to use COLCHICINE (aka Colcrys/Gloperba/Mitigare) to TREAT AND PREVENT GOUT

In this video Doctor O'Donovan explains how to use COLCHICINE (aka Colcrys/Gloperba/Mitigare) to TREAT AND PREVENT GOUT.

In this video we cover:

1. What it's used for (0.31s)
2. How it works (1.05s )
3. Who can and can't take it (1.14s)
4. Dose information (1.55s)
5. Side effects (3.05s )
6. Interactions with other medications (4.00s)

00:00 - Intro
00:31 - What is it used for?
01:05 - How it works
01:14 - Who can and can't take it?
01:55 - Dosing information
03:05 - Side effects
04:00 - Interactions with other medications

NHS Information:

Colchicine is a medicine for treating inflammation and pain. It works by reducing the inflammation caused by the crystals of uric acid that build up in your joints when you have gout. This also helps to reduce pain.

It can be used to:

treat gout
prevent gout from coming back when you first start on long-term medicines like allopurinol
prevent symptoms of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), an inherited inflammatory condition.

Gout is a type of arthritis that causes sudden, severe joint pain. See a GP for treatment to help during an attack and to stop further attacks.

Colchicine is available on prescription. It comes as tablets.

Key facts

1. Colchicine starts to work after around 30 minutes to 2 hours, but it may take a day or two for your pain to start to get better.
2. It's important to stick to your prescribed dose. Taking even a little bit more can be very serious.
3. Avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice while taking colchicine. It can increase the amount of colchicine in your body.
4. Taking colchicine with or after food may be easier on your stomach.
5. Drinking too much alcohol can increase the level of uric acid in your blood. This could make your gout worse.

Further information:

NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/colchici...

Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supp...

More information on GOUT: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gout/

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