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Prophylaxis of gout flares: If the original colchicine dose was 0.6 mg twice daily, 0.6 mg daily or 0.3 mg twice daily should be given. For an original dose of 0.6 mg daily, the adjusted dose is 0.3 mg daily.Treatment of gout flares: Take 1.2 mg Ã 1 dose of colchicine; at least 3 days should elapse before repeating.rophylaxis of gout flares: If the original colchicine dose were 0.6 mg twice daily, 0.3 mg should be given once daily. For an original dose of 0.6 mg daily, the adjusted dose is 0.3 mg every other day.
Increase the daily dose every 2 weeks by increments of 20 mg/kg to the recommended daily dose of 60 mg/kg (30 mg/kg twice daily). If a patient cannot tolerate a daily dose of 60 mg/kg, the daily dose may be reduced. In the clinical trial, the mean daily dose was 44 mg/kg. The maximum daily dose was 3000 mg/day.