COLCHICINE 500MCG

Why do you need to give this medicine? Colchicine Tablets are used to treat gout attacks in adults. They are also used to prevent flare-ups of gout in adults when treatment is started with other drugs such as allopurinol, probenecid and sulfinpyrazone. In children, Colchicine Tablets are indicated in Familial Mediterranean Fever for relief during attacks and to prevent a buildup of proteins happening.

INGREDIENTS

This medication contains 500 microgram of colchicine

ADDED INFORMATION

The other ingredients are lactose monohydrate, maize starch, magnesium stearate and starch, pre-gelatinized.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Allergy to any of the constituents

Severe liver and kidney impairment

Pregnancy

Severe blood disorders.

DOSAGE

Dose to treat gout attack: 2 Colchicine Tablets followed by 1 Colchicine Tablet after 1 hour. No further tablets should then be taken for 12 hours. If necessary, treatment with Colchicine Tablets can then resume with a maximum dose of 1 tablet three times daily until symptoms are relieved. 

The course of treatment should end when symptoms are relieved or when a total of 12 Colchicine Tablets have been taken. You should not take more than 12 Colchicine Tablets as a course of treatment. After completion of a course of Colchicine Tablets, you should not start another course for at least three days. 

Dose to prevent flare-ups of gout when treatment is started with other drugs:  The recommended dose is 1 Colchicine Tablet twice daily.

For children under 5 years of age the recommended dose is one tablet a day as a single dose. 

For children aged 5 years to 10 years, the usual dose is two tablets a day, as a single or divided dose.

For children over 10 years of age, the usual dose is three tablets a day, as a single or divided dose.

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS 

This drug may lead to fever, vomiting, sore throat, prolonged bleeding. Report to the pharmacist or physician if side effects worsen or last more than a few days.

WARNING

Do not take during pregnancy 

Do not take grapefruit juice while using this medicine.

Do not use if you have a liver impairment

STORAGE

Store at or below 25OC after first opening the bottle and use within 50 days. Store in the original package.