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Gout pill can slash risk of heart attack

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November 13, 2025

A LOW dose of a cheap drug commonly used to treat gout could slash the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems, according to researchers.

- BY STORM NEWTON

Colchicine - a medicine for treating inflammation and pain - is a first-line treatment for the joint-pain condition on the NHS.

A review analysed 12 trials involving 22,983 people with a history of heart disease, heart attack and stroke.

Some 11,524 were given 0.5mg of colchicine once or twice a day.

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