O/T Fellow gout suffers

Rollie NE PA · Mar 16, 2011

My Doctor informed me that colchisine in no longer being produced and the new replacement is very expensive. OH NO, Say it isn't so. Something like $130.00 per months supply. The cost may vary with different ins. coverage.

Check with your Pharmacist for more info.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 16, 2011

I just got a refill of Colchicine through Medco last week.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 16, 2011

Switch to Allopurinol and prevent gout altogether coat me $4.00 /month at Walmart. Colchicine never worked well for me.

Rollie NE PA · Mar 16, 2011

I have been taking 300mg of allopurinol for years but I still will get the gout just not as often. I get the gout from things like Penicillin.
I don't drink, smoke, eat cashews, pecans, shell fish, asparagus, etc

I did a little research and the FDA ordered Colchicine taken off the market as it was never approved. The new drug is called colcrys.

mite-help · Mar 16, 2011

Just turned 69 & started on allopurinol 7 mo. ago after an awful flare--had small attacks before that after couple hard days work & on my feet a lot, but laid around a day & got better,but this last time I was up & down a ladder a lot, crawling on my knees some, feet swelled so that no shoes would fit--knees too-- was 2-3 days before Dr. could see me--had to be rolled in on wheelchair. test showed high uric acid. had gout for a while i guess, but right combination of wrong foods & drink-plus changes in my body,made it full-blown. drink cherry juice & whole lot less beer now--paul

mite-help · Mar 16, 2011

Just turned 69 & started on allopurinol 7 mo. ago after an awful flare--had small attacks before that after couple hard days work & on my feet a lot, but laid around a day & got better,but this last time I was up & down a ladder a lot, crawling on my knees some, feet swelled so that no shoes would fit--knees too-- was 2-3 days before Dr. could see me--had to be rolled in on wheelchair. test showed high uric acid. had gout for a while i guess, but right combination of wrong foods & drink-plus changes in my body,made it full-blown. drink cherry juice & whole lot less beer now--paul

GeneMO · Mar 16, 2011

BTDT about 3 months ago. Had to get a script for the replacement. $158.

This is the 5th generic drug in about 3 years that I take and has been taken off the market.

Darvocet just recently. Then there was Vioxx.

Gene

mkirsch · Mar 17, 2011

Both Darvocet and Vioxx are subjects of class action lawsuits. Both of 'em allegedly mess with your ticker, in a bad way.

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