Are there any generic single-ingredient oral colchicine products available?
There are no generic versions of single-ingredient oral colchicine on the market. Generic drugs are copies of brand-name drugs and are the same as those brand name drugs in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics and intended use. Generic drugs must be approved by FDA, to assure that the approved generic drug products have met the same rigid standards as the innovator drug (in this case, Colcrys). Generic drugs approved by FDA have the same quality, strength, purity and stability as brand-name drugs. And, the generic manufacturing, packaging, and testing sites must pass the same quality standards as those of brand-name drugs. Any single-ingredient oral colchicine product, other than Colcrys, that is currently being marketed is an unapproved drug that has never been evaluated by the Agency.
