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Acute Gout Flare

An acute gout flare is the sudden, severe pain and swelling that gout causes, usually in a single joint and most often the big toe, brought on when uric acid forms crystals inside the joint.

Colchicine Tablets

Colchicine

0.5mg

Colchicine tablets for acute gout and familial Mediterranean fever. It stops white blood cells from migrating to uric acid deposits.

From$0.82/ tabletView

Key points

  • Symptoms come and go: a flare can last days or weeks, followed by a symptom-free period before the next one.
  • First-line treatment for a flare is usually an anti-inflammatory, colchicine or a short course of an oral corticosteroid, chosen around a person’s other health conditions and medicines.

Medicines listed for Acute Gout Flare

The listed product for acute gout flares is a Colchicine tablet, used to calm the inflammation of a flare. It works on the joint’s inflammatory response rather than on the uric acid itself, which is why it is used for the flare and not for lowering urate longer term.

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