why did they quit making the medicine colchicine?

why did they quit making the medicine colchicine?for the treatment of gout

Gracinda
I don't think they did stop.

izzy
Gracinda is correct. It is still i use in the UK and in the US.
UK site...
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100000572.html
US site...
http://www.medicinenet.com/colchicine/article.htm

Brett
Well it's a long story and some would say it's a conspiracy! Basically colchicine had never actually been approved by the FDA. It was around before the FDA came into being and was "grandfathered" in.

But the FDA decided to do a clean-up of unapproved medicines. One company was involved in the testing of colchicine for the FDA at this time and after the process was up, the FDA gave exclusive rights to this company to manufacture the drug.

So a monopoly was formed and hey presto - the price goes through the roof. A once affordable drug for gout was beyond the reach of many people.

What do you think? Answer below! Gout - information, symptoms and treatments. Googout.info health information factsheet - advice on gout and its symptoms, causes and treatment, plus prevention through diet.

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