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Colchicine Adverse Events Reported to the FDA Over Time

How are Colchicine adverse event reports trending over time?

This graph shows volume of adverse events submitted to the FDA by quarter for Colchicine, as well as related generic and/or brandname drugs containing the same primary active ingredients. Adverse events are counted if Colchicine is flagged as the suspect drug causing the adverse event.

Most Common Colchicine Adverse Events Reported to the FDA

What are the most common Colchicine adverse events reported to the FDA?

Diarrhoea
248 (3.66%)
Drug Interaction
190 (2.8%)
Vomiting
164 (2.42%)
Renal Failure Acute
151 (2.23%)
Completed Suicide
128 (1.89%)
Nausea
117 (1.73%)
Rhabdomyolysis
86 (1.27%)
Gout
84 (1.24%)
Multi-organ Failure
83 (1.22%)
Pancytopenia
81 (1.19%)
Renal Failure
78 (1.15%)
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Cardiac Arrest
70 (1.03%)
Blood Creatine Phosphokinase Increa...
66 (.97%)
Abdominal Pain
65 (.96%)
Alanine Aminotransferase Increased
65 (.96%)
Aspartate Aminotransferase Increase...
63 (.93%)
Asthenia
62 (.91%)
Hypotension
59 (.87%)
Pyrexia
59 (.87%)
Dehydration
58 (.86%)
Drug Toxicity
52 (.77%)
Dyspnoea
49 (.72%)
Thrombocytopenia
46 (.68%)
Leukocytosis
43 (.63%)
Blood Creatinine Increased
41 (.6%)
Bone Marrow Failure
40 (.59%)
Leukopenia
40 (.59%)
Oedema Peripheral
38 (.56%)
Death
37 (.55%)
Overdose
37 (.55%)
Condition Aggravated
36 (.53%)
Pneumonia
36 (.53%)
Pancreatitis Acute
35 (.52%)
Malaise
34 (.5%)
Myalgia
34 (.5%)
Myopathy
34 (.5%)
Arthralgia
32 (.47%)
International Normalised Ratio Incr...
32 (.47%)
Sepsis
32 (.47%)
Fatigue
29 (.43%)
Muscular Weakness
29 (.43%)
Anaemia
28 (.41%)
Blood Urea Increased
27 (.4%)
General Physical Health Deteriorati...
27 (.4%)
White Blood Cell Count Increased
27 (.4%)
Alopecia
26 (.38%)
Confusional State
26 (.38%)
Shock
26 (.38%)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulat...
25 (.37%)
Heart Rate Increased
25 (.37%)
Suicide Attempt
25 (.37%)
Cytolytic Hepatitis
24 (.35%)
Drug Ineffective
24 (.35%)
Neutropenia
24 (.35%)
Metabolic Acidosis
23 (.34%)
Multiple Drug Overdose
23 (.34%)
Cardiac Failure Congestive
22 (.32%)
Fall
22 (.32%)
Respiratory Distress
22 (.32%)
Haemoglobin Decreased
21 (.31%)
Hypoxia
21 (.31%)
Lactic Acidosis
21 (.31%)
Platelet Count Decreased
21 (.31%)
Weight Decreased
21 (.31%)
Hepatitis
20 (.29%)
Hyperkalaemia
20 (.29%)
Renal Impairment
20 (.29%)
Septic Shock
20 (.29%)
Tachycardia
20 (.29%)
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
19 (.28%)
Blood Alkaline Phosphatase Increase...
19 (.28%)
Pain In Extremity
19 (.28%)
Erythema
18 (.27%)
Hepatic Function Abnormal
18 (.27%)
Abdominal Pain Upper
17 (.25%)
Blood Lactate Dehydrogenase Increas...
17 (.25%)
Blood Uric Acid Increased
17 (.25%)
Chest Pain
17 (.25%)
Cholestasis
17 (.25%)
Gastrointestinal Disorder
17 (.25%)
Loss Of Consciousness
17 (.25%)
Pulmonary Oedema
17 (.25%)
Back Pain
16 (.24%)
Cardiogenic Shock
16 (.24%)
Drug Rash With Eosinophilia And Sys...
16 (.24%)
Myopathy Toxic
16 (.24%)
Rash
16 (.24%)
Respiratory Failure
16 (.24%)
Cardio-respiratory Arrest
15 (.22%)
Decreased Appetite
15 (.22%)
Pain
15 (.22%)
Poisoning
15 (.22%)
Dizziness
14 (.21%)
Guillain-barre Syndrome
14 (.21%)
Hepatic Failure
14 (.21%)
Muscle Spasms
14 (.21%)
Nervous System Disorder
14 (.21%)
Neuromyopathy
14 (.21%)
Neuropathy Peripheral
14 (.21%)
Off Label Use
14 (.21%)
Renal Tubular Necrosis
14 (.21%)

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This graph shows the top adverse events submitted to the FDA for Colchicine, as well as related generic and/or brandname drugs containing the same primary active ingredients, from Q1 2004 to Q3 2012. Adverse events are counted if Colchicine is flagged as a suspect drug causing the adverse event. For each adverse event listed, percent (%) represents percentage of the adverse event to all adverse events reported for the drug. Percent does not represent a rate related to drug utilization.

Adverse Event Categories for Colchicine

What are the most common Colchicine adverse events reported to the FDA?

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This graph shows the top categories of adverse events submitted to the FDA for Colchicine, as well as related generic and/or brandname drugs containing the same primary active ingredients, from Q1 2004 to Q3 2012. Adverse events are counted if Colchicine is flagged as a suspect drug causing the adverse event. For each adverse event listed, percent (%) represents percentage of the adverse event to all adverse events reported for the drug. Percent does not represent a rate related to drug utilization.

Common Uses of Colchicine According to Those Reporting Adverse Events

Why are people taking Colchicine, according to those reporting adverse events to the FDA?

Gout
1007
Product Used For Unknown Indication
347
Drug Use For Unknown Indication
253
Behcets Syndrome
136
Gouty Arthritis
48
Hyperuricaemia
33
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Familial Mediterranean Fever
31
Arthritis
28
Pericarditis
28
Arthralgia
26
Prophylaxis
18
Chondrocalcinosis
12
Ill-defined Disorder
12
Rheumatoid Arthritis
12
Suicide Attempt
12
Amyloidosis
11
Uveitis
11
Pain
11
Completed Suicide
9
Chondrocalcinosis Pyrophosphate
9
Pain In Extremity
8
Blood Uric Acid
6
Aphthous Stomatitis
5
Peyronies Disease
5
Constipation
5
Pericardial Effusion
5
Synovitis
5
Alanine Aminotransferase Increased
5
Acquired Epidermolysis Bullosa
5
Scleroderma
5
Juvenile Arthritis
4
Bursitis
4
Joint Injury
4
Antiinflammatory Therapy
4
Renal Amyloidosis
4
Pustular Psoriasis
4
Back Pain
3
Osteoarthritis
3
Crest Syndrome
3
Crystal Arthropathy
3
Arthropathy
3
Neutrophil Count Abnormal
3
Interstitial Lung Disease
3
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
3
Joint Stiffness
3
C-reactive Protein Increased
3
Joint Swelling
3
Psoriatic Arthropathy
3
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
3
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
3
Urticaria Chronic
2

Drug Labels

LabelLabelerEffective
Probenecid And ColchicineWatson Laboratories, Inc.29-JUN-10
Probenecid And ColchicinePhysicians Total Care, Inc.29-JUN-10
ColchicineREMEDYREPACK INC. 10-NOV-10
ColcrysAR Scientific Inc.15-MAR-12
ColcrysPhysicians Total Care, Inc.24-APR-12
Probenecid And Colchicine AvKARE, Inc.10-MAY-12
ColcrysTakeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.30-JUN-12
ColcrysREMEDYREPACK INC. 21-FEB-13
ColcrysTakeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.10-APR-13

Colchicine Case Reports

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About Results

This report contains aggregated drug side effects and adverse events for Colchicine. The data has been pulled from the United States Food and Drug Administration's (US FDA) Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS), a database containing more than 4,000,000 adverse event reports.

DrugCite expands your query using the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) to include generic drugs and primary active ingredients. While the core of DrugCite's advanced drug filtering algorithm is based on the industry standard UMLS, DrugCite's proprietary filtering system also includes dozens of additional steps to reconcile malformed drug names in the FDA's data.

DrugCite only counts a drug if the submitter of the adverse event indicates that the drug is suspected to have caused the adverse event.

Depending on how the data is aggregated, different counts may occur. When someone submits an adverse event to the FDA, the submitter can attribute multiple adverse events to one or more drugs. For example, an individual taking Paxil could submit the adverse events "anxiety" and "suicidal ideation" for the same individual safety report (ISR). This means when DrugCite aggregates by adverse event, two distinct adverse events are counted in the adverse event graph; once for "anxiety" and again for "suicidal ideation". However, when DrugCite aggregates by individual safety reports irrespective of the details of the adverse events contained within the safety report, the report is only counted once.

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