For those with acute gout of longer duration, colchicine and anti-inflammatory medications are often used together, [9] although controlled trials are lacking for both combination therapy or for ...

Gout patients who take colchicine at the start of urate-lowering therapy have a lower risk for cardiovascular events than those who do not receive prophylaxis. The risk for cardiovascular events ...

Systemic inhibition of interleukin (IL)-1 with rilonacept (IL-1 Trap) could be an effective therapy for the pain and inflammation associated with acute gout. As demonstrated in a novel mouse model ...

The prescription anti-inflammatory drugs commonly used to treat gout are either prescribed on an ongoing basis or used when needed to ease acute symptoms. Among the options: Colchicine ...

The largest trial to examine the impact of colchicine in acute myocardial infarction (MI) found that both acute and long-term ...

Colchicine, a cheap and readily available anti-inflammatory drug used to treat diseases such as gout, is to be investigated as a potential therapy for COVID-19 in the UK’s ground-breaking ...