Common medicine used to treat gout found to prevent progression of coronary disease

(Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research) A major clinical trial involving 5,500 patients in Australia and the Netherlands found heart attacks and the need for coronary stenting or bypass surgery reduced by 30% in patients taking low dose colchicine, an old and widely available drug commonly used to treat gout.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news