Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet is a medicine used in the treatment and prevention of gout. It reduces inflammation which causes pain, swelling, and other symptoms of gout.

Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet can be taken with or without food. You should take it regularly and at the same time each day to get the maximum benefit from it. Keep taking it as recommended by your doctor and complete the dose even if you feel better. If you stop, your symptoms may get worse.

Some common side effects of this medicine are nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Talk to your doctor if any of these side effects do not go away with time. Your doctor may help with ways to reduce or prevent these symptoms.

To make sure the medicine is safe for you, before taking this medicine, let your doctor know if you have any problems with your heart, kidneys, or liver. Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers should consult with their doctors before taking the medicine.

Uses of Colochicine Tablet

Treatment of Gout

Benefits of Colochicine Tablet

In Treatment of Gout

Gout is a form of arthritis caused by excess uric acid in the bloodstream. Gout causes attacks of painful inflammation in one or more of your affected joints. Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet contains colchicine that reduces the inflammation, swelling and pain of the gout attack. This medicine is very effective in people who cannot take other anti-inflammatory painkillers and also for those who are taking other medicines for treatment and prevention of gout.
Take Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet as prescribed and avoid skipping doses. Make appropriate lifestyle changes like losing weight (if you are overweight), eating a healthy diet and avoiding alcohol or sugar-sweetened drinks to get maximum benefit.

Side effects of Colochicine Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Colochicine

Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Muscle pain

How to use Colochicine Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Colochicine Tablet works

Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet reduces inflammation which causes pain, swelling and other symptoms of gout.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CAUTION

Caution is advised when consuming alcohol with Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.

Driving

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.

Kidney

CAUTION

Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet should preferably be avoided if you have serious kidney disease.

Liver

CAUTION

Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe liver disease. Dose adjustment of Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
However, close monitoring is recommended for patients with mild to moderate liver disease also but dose adjustment is not necessary.

What if you forget to take Colochicine Tablet?

If you miss a dose of Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

All substitutes

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Quick tips

Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet is used for the treatment and prevention of gout.
It interacts with many different medicines. Inform your doctor about all the medications that you are taking.
Inform your doctor if you have serious nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or if you have tingling in your fingers or toe.
It can lower your body's ability to make new blood cells. Inform your doctor know if you have frequent bleeding, bruising, fevers, or if you are always tired.
Do not take Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet if you have severe liver disease, kidney disease, or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Alkaloid

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

PAIN ANALGESICS

Action Class

Anti-Inflammatory- gout

Interaction with drugs

Taking Colochicine with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects

Roxithromycin (Injection Route) Severe

Roxithromycin may raise blood levels of Colchicine. If concurrent use is essential, watch out for symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain or cramps and consult... More

Roxithromycin (Oral Route) Severe

Roxithromycin may raise blood levels of Colchicine. If concurrent use is essential, watch out for symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain or cramps and consult... More

Lapatinib (Oral Route) Severe

Lapatinib may raise blood levels of Colchicine. Do not consume Colchicine and Lapatinib in case of liver or kidney disorders. If concurrent use is essential, your doctor may monit... More

Roxithromycin (Oral Route) Severe

Roxithromycin may raise blood levels of Colchicine. If concurrent use is essential, watch out for symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain or cramps and consult... More

Roxithromycin (Oral Route) Severe

Roxithromycin may raise blood levels of Colchicine. If concurrent use is essential, watch out for symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain or cramps and consult... More

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Patient concerns

Pain and swelling in toe since a week now it turns reddish,ice and hot water therapy done with pain killer

Vipul Aggarwal

please get uric acid done probably gout attack as per ur history

Gout treatment after ayurvedic

Dr. Aanchal Maheshwari

Ayurveda

Take kaisor guggul 2 tab twice,. Anritarisht 20 ml twice after meal with water

Gout remedy and precautions

Dr. Ila Jain Khandelwal

Pathology

Hi For the exact treatment of gout you should consult a rheumatologist with all your reports. Precautions which you can follow are 1. eat low fat diet 2. Don't have foods with high purine content like shellfish, redmeat etc. 3. Slowly loose weight 4. Restrict your intake of alcohol 5. drink lots of water 6. Increase your intake of dairy products

User feedback

Patients taking Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet

Twice A Day

75%

Thrice A Day

12%

Once A Day

12%

What are you using Colochicine Tablet for?

Gout

82%

Others

18%

How much was the improvement?

Excellent

50%

Average

29%

Poor

21%

What were the side-effects while using Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet?

No Side Effec*

62%

Vomiting

12%

Nausea

12%

Abdominal pai*

12%

*No Side Effect, Abdominal pain

How do you take Colochicine Tablet?

With food

71%

Empty stomach

14%

With or witho*

14%

*With or without food

Please rate Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet on price

Average

44%

Expensive

39%

Not Expensive

17%

FAQs

How long can I take Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet for?

Don’t stop your medication abruptly. Consult your doctor before stopping any medicine, and never attempt to do it on your own

Does Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet expire?

Yes. It has an expiry. Do not take Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet after the expiry date which is stated on the label. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month

Does Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet cause weight loss?

Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet is known to cause weight loss. If you experience such side effects, always consult your doctor

Does Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet cause hair loss?

Yes, hair loss is one of it’s side effect

Does Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet raise blood sugar?

Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet may affect your blood sugar level. If you are a patient suffering from diabetes, take Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet as recommended by your doctor

Does Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet cause liver damage?

Colochicine 0.5mg Tablet very cause liver damage, but on high dose it may cause liver damage.

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