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Colchicine, one 0.5 mg granule three times a day or one 0.6 mg tablet three times daily, should be administered for three days before and three days after surgery.
Our Recommendations. In view of these data, we suggest that colchicine, given concurrently with aspirin or other NSAIDs, be considered as first-line therapy for patients presenting with acute pericarditis. Most patients can be started on 1 to 2 mg of colchicine the first day and then maintained on 0.5 to 1.0 mg daily.