Experiment 934395

Compounds isolated

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationBEN-CHETRIT,E: LEVY,M:. (1991). COLCHICINE PROPHYLAXIS IN FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER: REAPPRAISAL AFTER 15 YEARS.. 20(4)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease45 PATIENTS ON LONG-TERM COLCHICINE TREATMENT (1-3 MG DAILY) FOR RECURRENT POLYSEROSITIS (FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER) WERE OBSERVED FOR UP TO 15 YEARS. GROWTH IN CHILDREN TAKING THE DRUG WAS NOT INHIBITED. GI SYMPTOMS IN 4 PATIENTS IMPROVED WITH DOSAGE REDUCTION. TRANSIENT LEUKOPENIA + AZOOSPERMIA OBSERVED IN 1 PATIENT EACH. KIDNEY FUNCTION NORMAL. 11 WOMEN TOOK COLCHICINE DURING PREGNANCY WITHOUT PROBLEM. NO INCREASED RATE OF MALIGNANCY OBSERVED.
Dose amountVAR
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE