Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking colcrys as follows: Your physician could change the dose of colcrys, based on the relief obtained from symptoms of gout or side-effects developed. So, maintain compliance with follow-up physician appointments, to have your doctor updated on the relief obtained from colcrys intake. While taking colcrys, notify your doctor regarding any unresolved and worsening episodes of pain and inflammation in the joints, any muscle pain, any [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking colcrys as follows: Low platelet cell production, secondary to bone marrow suppression, can result in episodes of easy bleeding and poor clotting and patients can present with easy bruising and internal bleeding, with patients suffering blood loss in urine and stool, thus contributing to symptoms of anemia. Closely observe for any findings of easy bruising and frank blood in the urine and stool. Report any [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking colcrys as follows: The metabolites of colcrys along with the significant unmetabolized portion of the administered drug are excreted primarily in the urine and partially in feces. Individuals with compromised renal function cannot perform the drug clearance from the body normally, which allows the drug to stay in blood circulation for longer time, resulting in toxicity and consequent side-effects. So, colcrys must be used with [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking colcrys as follows: Colcrys intake can sometimes result in severe muscle pain from muscle breakdown, with release of muscle protein into the blood. Due to their bigger size, these muscle proteins could get trapped in the kidneys, thus blocking the renal circulation and resulting in severe renal failure and compromised urine formation. Individuals with history of compromised renal function should be extra careful with this [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking colcrys as follows: Observe compliance with recommendation on other pain medication intake, if you are prescribed medications such as, ibuprofen and naproxen, for better control of acute pain and inflammation. Compliance with pain medication intake can complement overall therapeutic benefit of colcrys intake. Avoid drinking alcohol, especially beer, with colcrys. Beer has high purine content, which increases risk for high amounts of uric acid production [...]