Drug Safety Information for COLCRYS (Colchicine)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for COLCRYS (COLCHICINE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for COLCRYS* (Colchicine)

These charts and graphs are based on reports received through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) program (see below).

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with COLCRYS
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Diarrhoea*709
2Nausea*463
3Gout433
4Drug interaction426
5Dyspnoea411
6Renal failure acute403
7Vomiting388
8Drug ineffective*333
9Toxicity to various agents320
10Asthenia310
11Fatigue306
12Pain283
13Pyrexia268
14Arthralgia268
15Oedema peripheral266
16Dizziness266
17Renal failure265
18Pneumonia224
19Hypotension221
20Cardiac failure congestive208

* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of COLCRYS " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.

Top 10 Reasons for Taking COLCRYS
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Gout*6761
2Product used for unknown indication3710
3Behcet's syndrome469
4Familial mediterranean fever401
5Gouty arthritis242
6Pericarditis201
7Pain162
8Arthritis146
9Hyperuricaemia130
10Suicide attempt129

*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.


Types of Adverse Events for COLCRYS

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 36641


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for COLCRYS

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 36641*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Colchicine (Mitigare, Colchicine, Colcrys)

Charts are based on 36641 reports filed with the FDA between 2004 and June 2015.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FDA by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers), health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and by patients themselves (voluntary reporting). More Information on FDA MedWatch (FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program)Voluntary reporting takes place under the FDA's MedWatch program, where health care professionals and consumers submit reports to FDA when they find a problem with a drug, medical device, biologic, or other FDA-regulated product. An adverse event is any undesirable experience or extreme side effect associated with the use of a medical product. Adverse events include: death, life threatening event, hospitalization, disability or permanent damage, congenital anomaly or birth defect, medical product use requiring a surgical or other intervention, or other serious medical situation believed to be caused by the drug.

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Historical Analytics of FDA Adverse Event Reports Provided by Druginformer.com. FDA Drug Safety Information, including safety-related labeling updates, required post-approval safety studies, risk evaluation management strategies (REMS), alerts, and recalls are compiled by AskaPatient.com from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.