Thursday, 9 July 2009

Colchicine




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

BANBritish Approved Name
DCFDénomination Commune Française
JANJapanese Accepted Name
OSOfficial Synonym
PHPharmacopoeia Name
SPC Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USANUnited States Adopted Name

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