Colchicine (International)
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, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction, Constipation - Chronic, Familial Mediterranean Fever, Fibromatosis, Gout - Acute, Gout - Prophylaxis, Linear IgA Disease, Primary Biliary Cholangitis , Pseudogout - Prophylaxis, Sarcoidosis and Sweet's Syndrome.
US matches:
- Colchicine
- Colchicine and probenecid
- Colchicine Capsules
- Colchicine Oral Solution
- Colchicine Tablets
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-tetrametyoxy-9-oxobenzo[α]heptalen-7-yl)acetamide
Acetamide, N-(5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetrametoxy-9-oxobenzo[a]heptalen-7-yl)-, (S)-
Foreign Names
- Colchicinum (Latin)
- Colchicin (German)
- Colchicine (French)
Generic Names
- Colchicine (OS: JAN, DCF)
- Colchicin (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.4)
- Colchicine (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Eur. 9.4, Ph. Int. 6, USP 41)
- Colchicine cristallisée (PH: Ph. Franç. X)
- Colchicinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.4, Ph. Int. 6)
Brand Names
- Actimed Colchicine
Ambica, Philippines - Artrex Retard [+ Allopurinol]
Spedrog-Caillon, Argentina - Artrichine
ECU, Ecuador - Aspen Colchicine
Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa - Butacolchicina D [+ Diclofenac]
Ion, Uruguay - Butayonacol [+ Salicylamide, + Phenylbutazone]
Ifusa, Mexico - Calchicine Houde
Spedrog Caillon, Paraguay - Cixin
GeoLab, Brazil - Cocichimil
Multilab, Brazil - Cocine
Hua Shin, Taiwan - Cofoncin
Astar, Taiwan - Colchican
Polfarmex, Poland - Colchicin Agepha
Kemofarmacija, Slovenia; LENIS, Slovenia; Sanolabor, Slovenia - Colchicin Agepha 0,372 mg
Agepha, Austria - Colchicina
AC Farma, Peru; Biofarm, Romania; IFET, Greece; S.C. Biofarm, Georgia - Colchicina 1mg Millet
Millet, Paraguay - Colchicina Andromaco
Laboratorios Andromaco, Chile - Colchicina Fmndtria
Farmindustria, Peru - Colchicina GeoLab
GeoLab, Brazil - Colchicina Houdé
Spedrog-Caillon, Argentina - Colchicina ion
Ion, Uruguay - Colchicina L.CH.
Laboratorio Chile, Chile - Colchicina Lirca
Pharmafar, Italy - Colchicina Mintlab
Mintlab Co., Chile - Colchicina Multilab
Multilab, Brazil - Colchicina Sanitas
Instituto Sanitas, Chile - Colchicina Seid
Sanolabor, Slovenia; Seid, Spain; Seid, Latvia - Colchicine
Actavis UK, United Kingdom; Houde, Kuwait; Jaba, Portugal; LCPW, Pakistan; Macleods Pharma, United Kingdom; Rafa, Israel; Renata, United Kingdom; Ria Generics, United Kingdom; Sandoz, Latvia; Sanofi-Aventis, Lebanon; Takata Pharmaceutical, Japan; TBILISI Pharmacy Factory, Georgia; Wockhardt UK, United Kingdom - Colchicine Actavis
Actavis Group, Malta; Orifarm, Norway - Colchicine Adwic
Adwic, Egypt - Colchicine Aurobindo
Aurobindo, Netherlands - Colchicine Capel
Mayoly Spindler, Vietnam - Colchicine CF
Centrafarm, Netherlands; Sanolabor, Slovenia - Colchicine Fu Yuan
Fu Yuan, Taiwan - Colchicine Genoptim
Actavis Group, Poland - Colchicine Houdé
Cipla Medpro, South Africa - Colchicine Igv
Igv, Egypt - Colchicine Medinova
Medinova, Thailand - Colchicine Mylan
Mylan, Netherlands - Colchicine Opocalcium
A.C.P., Belgium; ACP, Luxembourg; Galéniques Vernin, Tunisia; Mayoly Spindler, France - Colchicine Panion & BF
Panion & BF, Taiwan - Colchicine Sandoz
Sandoz, Canada; Sandoz, Netherlands - Colchicine Shionogi
Shionogi, Taiwan - Colchicine Stada
Stada-VN JV, Vietnam - Colchicine Synpac-Kingdom
Synpac-Kingdom, Taiwan - Colchicine Taiwan Biotech
Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan - Colchicine Teva
Teva Nederland, Netherlands - Colchicine Tiofarma
Tiofarma, United Kingdom; Tiofarma Beheer, Netherlands - Colchicine Wockhardt
Wockhardt, Cyprus - Colchicine-Humanity
XL, Georgia - Colchicine-Jialin
Jialin Pharmaceutical, China - Colchicine-Jingde Pharm
Jingde Pharmaceutical, China - Colchicine-Odan
Odan Laboratories, Canada - Colchicum Dispert
Recordati, Turkey - Colchicum-Dispert
Johannes Bürger Ysatfabrik, Germany; Kemofarmacija, Slovenia; Pharmaselect, Bulgaria; Pharmaselect, Czech Republic; Pharmaselect, Georgia; Pharmaselect, Hungary; Pharmaselect, Slovakia - Colchily
Central Poly, Thailand - Colchimax [+ Dicycloverine]
Seid, Spain - Colchimedio
Bussié, Colombia; Bussié, Costa Rica; Bussié, Dominican Republic; Bussié, Ecuador; Bussié, Guatemala; Bussié, Honduras; Bussié, Panama; Bussié, El Salvador - Colchimex
Astimex Pharma, Sweden; Recipharm, Bulgaria - Colchiquim
Quimica y Farmacia, Mexico - Colchis
Apsen, Brazil - Colchysat Burger
Johannes Bürger Ysatfabrik, Germany - Colcin
Royal, Taiwan - Colcina
Jean-Marie Pharmacal, Hong Kong - Colcine
Honten, Taiwan; Pharmahof, Thailand - Colcitrat
UCI-Farma, Brazil - Colcrys
AR Holding, United States - Colctab 1 mg
Pro Farma, Austria - Colgout
Aspen, New Zealand; Aspen Pharmacare, Australia; Aspen Pharmacare, Hong Kong - Colicine
Hor Chen, Taiwan - Coljoy
Cadila, India - Colmediten
Kahira, Egypt; Kahira, Kuwait - Col-Probenecid [+ Probenecid]
Watson Pharmaceutical, United States - Colpuril [+ Allopurinol]
Nova Argentia, Argentina - Colpuril 300 Retard [+ Allopurinol]
Nova Argentia, Argentina - Colpurinol LP [+ Allopurinol]
Ion, Uruguay - Colrefuz
Actavis, Denmark; Actavis, Norway; Actavis, Sweden; Actavis Group, Iceland - Conicine
Hua Shin, Taiwan - CP-Colchi
Christo, Hong Kong - Degout
Chin Teng Pharmaceutical Industrial, Taiwan - Goutichine
Farmaline, Thailand - Goutnil
Ambica, Philippines; Inga, India - Jamp Colchicine
Jamp Pharma, Canada - Kolkicin Tiofarma
Tiofarma, Sweden - Kolsin
I.E. Ulagay, Turkey - L-Cisin
Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia - Lengout
Aspen Pharmacare, Australia - MITIGARE
Hikma, United States - PMS-Colchicine
Pharmascience, Canada - Probenecid and Colchicine [+ Probenecid]
ingenus Pharmaceuticals, United States - Prochic
Millimed, Thailand - Recolfar
Pratapa Nirmala/Fahrenheit, Indonesia - Rhea Colchicine
Philusa, Philippines - Sandoz Colchicine
Sandoz, Canada - Sixol
Biomep, Mexico - Suyuni
Tai Yu, Taiwan - Ticolcin
Tecnofarma, Mexico - Tolchicine
T.O. Chemicals, Thailand - Tunfon
Hui Chun Tang, Taiwan - Xuric
Craveri, Argentina - Xuric-A [+ Allopurinol]
Craveri, Argentina - Zycolchin
Zydus, India
Glossary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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