“Colchicine: A Safe and Effective Treatment for Osteoarthritis, Finds New Study”

2023-05-30 12:07:24

The number of patients with a knee or hip replacement was more than thirty percent lower in the group treated with colchicine than in the placebo group. Researcher Michelle Heijman (Sint Maartenskliniek) concludes from this that the drug does indeed work against osteoarthritis. Heijman: “Because it is such an old medicine, we know that it is safe. And the treatment is easy: one tablet once a day, prescribed by the GP.”