Purpose: A review of published data on the safety and efficacy of colchicine therapy for primary and secondary prevention of pericarditis is presented. Summary Colchicine has been used effectively as ...

(HealthDay News) — Colchicine is effective and reduces the risk of pericarditis recurrence/post-pericardiotomy syndrome, according to a meta-analysis published online Aug. 31 in Cardiovascular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acute and recurrent pericarditis require medical management to improve morbidity and quality of life. Aspirin, ...

Very slow tapering is recommended, especially in recurrent cases. Every decrease of prednisone dose should be only carried out if the patient is asymptomatic and their C-reactive is normal, ...

(RTTNews) - Scilex Holding Co. (SCLX) announced that FDA has approved it request for the Orphan drug designation for colchicine for the treatment of pericarditis. Pericarditis is an inflammation of ...

Gloperba ® is the first and only liquid oral version of the anti-gout medicine colchicine indicated for the prophylaxis of painful gout flares in adults. Pericarditis is an inflammation of the ...

In a multicentre, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial called ICAP, 240 patients with a first attack of acute pericarditis were randomly assigned to receive colchicine or placebo daily for 3 ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Colchicine, an anti-inflammatory indicated for gout and pericarditis, can lower the risk of ischemic cardiovascular events in patients who’ve recently had an MI, according to the ...

Scilex Holding said the Food and Drug Administration granted orphan drug designation for colchicine for the treatment of pericarditis. The company's Gloperba, licensed from Romeg Therapeutics, is a ...

Pericardiectomy should not be considered for constrictive physiology that presents with relatively new-onset symptoms/signs. Empirical treatment of acute idiopathic/viral pericarditis and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Secondary prevention of CVD with colchicine is a major focus for the cardiology community, especially after ...

Pericarditis is defined as the state of inflammation or infection of the pericardium, the membranous sac that encloses the heart. The cause and severity of pericarditis determines the type of ...