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FDA Orders Halt to Marketing of Unapproved Single-Ingredient Oral Colchicine


FDA Orders Halt to Marketing of Unapproved Single-Ingredient Oral Colchicine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took action against companies that manufacture, distribute, and/or market unapproved single-ingredient oral colchicine, a medication commonly used for the daily prevention of gout, to treat acute gout flare-ups, and for the treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF).
 

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