In the US, Colchicine (colchicine systemic) is a member of the drug class antigout agents and is used to treat Amyloidosis, Aphthous Stomatitis - Recurrent, Behcet's Disease, Biliary Cirrhosis, Constipation - Chronic, Familial Mediterranean Fever, Fibromatosis, Gout - Acute, Gout - Prophylaxis, Pseudogout - Prophylaxis, Sarcoidosis and Sweet's Syndrome.
US matches:
- Colchicine
- Colchicine/Probenecid
- Colchicine and probenecid
- Colchicine Oral, Intravenous
UK matches:
- Colchicine 500 microgram Tablets
- Colchicine 500 micrograms Tablets (SPC)
- Colchicine Tablets BP 0.5mg (Boots Company plc) (SPC)
Scheme
USAN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
M04AC01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000064-86-8
Chemical Formula
C22-H25-N-O6
Molecular Weight
399
Therapeutic Category
Treatment of gout
Chemical Names
(S)N-(5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethyoxy-9-oxobenzo[α]heptalen-7-yl)acetamide
Acetamide, N-(5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-9-oxobenzo[a]heptalen-7-yl)-, (S)-
Foreign Names
- Colchicinum (Latin)
- Colchicin (German)
- Colchicine (French)
Generic Names
- Colchicine (OS: JAN, DCF, BAN)
- Colchicin (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Colchicine (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, JP XV)
- Colchicine cristallisée (PH: Ph. Franç. Xe édit)
- Colchicinum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
Brand Names
- Artrichine
ECU, Ecuador
- Cochic
Pond's Chemical, Myanmar
- Colchicin Agepha
Agepha, Austria
- Colchicin
Danapha, Vietnam; Iovel, Georgia
- Colchicina L.CH.
Chile, Chile
- Colchicina Lirca
Pharmafar, Italy
- Colchicina Phoenix
Phoenix, Argentina
- Colchicina
AC Farma, Peru; Bestpharma, Chile; Farmindustria, Peru; Mintlab, Chile; Pentacoop, Colombia; Phoenix, Argentina; Sanitas, Chile
- Colchicinã
Biofarm, Romania; Fabiol, Romania
- Colchicindon
Zydus Cadila, India
- Colchicine A
Apothecon, Netherlands
- Colchicine Actavis
Actavis, Netherlands
- Colchicine Capel
Mayoly Spindler, Vietnam
- Colchicine Houdé
Cipla Medpro, South Africa; Seid, Spain; Spedrog-Caillon, Argentina
- Colchicine Mylan
Mylan, Netherlands
- Colchicine Opocalcium
ACP, Luxembourg; Galéniques Vernin, France; Opocalcium, Tunisia
- Colchicine PCH
Pharmachemie, Netherlands
- Colchicine Ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Netherlands
- Colchicine Tiofarma
Tiofarma, Netherlands
- Colchicine.Galien
F.T. Pharma, Vietnam
- Colchicine
Abbott, United States; ACP, Belgium; Bedford, United States; CP, Malta; Jaba, Portugal; Rafa, Israel; Shionogi, Taiwan; Synpac, Taiwan; Watson, United States
- Colchicine-Odan
Odan, Canada
- Colchicum-Dispert
Dr. F. Frik, Turkey; Solvay, Bulgaria; Solvay, Czech Republic; Solvay, Georgia; Solvay, Hungary; Solvay, Russian Federation; Solvay, Slovakia
- Colchidrint
Drintefa, Peru
- Colchimax (Colchicine and Dicycloverine)
Seid, Spain
- Colchimedio
Bussié, Colombia; Bussié, Dominican Republic; Bussié, Guatemala; Bussié, Honduras; Bussié, Panama; Bussié, El Salvador
- Colchiquim
Quimica y Farmacia, Mexico
- Colchis
Apsen, Brazil
- Colchisol
Sanitas, Peru
- Colcitrat
UCI, Brazil
- Colcout
Aspen, New Zealand
- Colcrys
AR Scientific, United States
- Colgout
Aspen, Australia; Christo Pharmaceutical, Hong Kong
- Conicine
Hua Shin, Taiwan
- CP-Colchi
Christo Pharmaceutical, Hong Kong
- Dochicin
Domesco, Vietnam
- Goutichine
Farmaline, Thailand
- Goutnil
Inga, India
- Kolsin
I.E. Ulagay, Turkey
- Lengout
Lennon Healthcare, Australia
- Lennon - Colchicine
Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa
- Little's Colchicine
Little, Singapore
- Sixol
Biomep, Mexico
- Tolchicine
TO Chemicals, Myanmar
- Xuric
Craveri, Argentina
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
BAN | British Approved Name |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
SPC | Summary of Product Characteristics (UK) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
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International Nonproprietary Names.