May 7, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new dosing guidelines for colchicine (Colcrys tablets; URL Pharma, Inc) when used with protease inhibitors in HIV patients. According ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Benefits of low-dose colchicine were consistent in men over a median follow-up period of 28.6 months. Due to low ...

HYDERABAD, India & PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (BSE: 500124, NSE: DRREDDY, NYSE: RDY, along with its subsidiaries together referred to as “Dr. Reddy’s”) today ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 0.5 mg dose of colchicine has been approved for use in high-risk patients who have inflammatory risk. The dose ...

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 ...

While conducting the CLEAR SYNERGY (OASIS 9) trial, lead author Sanjit Jolly, MD continued to treat some of his patients post–myocardial infarction (MI), including his late father, with colchicine.

Important advances have been made in gout therapeutics in 2010. In addition to the development of novel biologic agents, progress has been made in the safe prescribing of colchicine. However, ...

Used by Egyptians 35 centuries ago as a remedy for inflammation, colchicine was found over the ages to be effective against a variety of maladies including gout, dropsy and familial Mediterranean ...

Drug commonly used to prevent gout, treat gout flares, and treat Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took action against companies that manufacture, ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have repurposed a common gout drug to see if it helps reduce heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease. Design by MNT; Photography by Eversame, CC ...