Colchicine

In pharmacology, colchicine is a "major alkaloid from Colchicum autumnale L. and found also in other Colchicum species. Its primary therapeutic use is in the treatment of gout, but it has been used also in the therapy of familial Mediterranean fever (period disease)."

External references

The most up-to-date information about Colchicine and other drugs can be found at the following sites.

• Colchicine - FDA approved drug information (drug label) from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
• Colchicine - Drug information for consumers from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
• Colchicine - Detailed information from DrugBank.