When uric acid levels spike, they may cause the build-up of painful uric acid crystals around joints.
The crystals typically affect joints in the big toes, knees or ankles.
Colchicine helps to reduce swelling around the affected joints and, according to the NHS, may even be used to treat an inherited inflammatory condition known as familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).
But the drug does not appear to have any tangible benefits in the treatment of Covid, the latest data suggests.
To better understand whether the drug is effective against Covid, researchers scanned medical databases for relevant data related to the use of colchicine in Covid treatments, up until July 2021.
source: express.co.uk