14/10/20

Particularly effective in the treatment of coronavirus seems to be the active substance colchicine, as shown by the results of the Greek clinical research GRECCO-19 which were presented earlier today. The numerous scientific team (consisting of Greek and foreign renowned scientists) under Professor Spyridon Deftereos investigated the potential of colchicine (an old, tested and remarkably [...]

The first publication regarding rationale and study design of GRECCO-19 is online in Hellenic Journal of Cardiology (Elsevier). Potential pathophysiologic mechanisms are also described. It is a well-known drug with anti-inflammatory properties, used to treat many diseases - Submitted by research team at EODY Long research group led by Professor Cardiology n. Spiro Deftereos, filed [...]

Dear associate, KARIAN is responsible for the distribution and promotion of the COLCHICINA ACARPIA in Greece. The diuretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties of Colchicine have been known since antiquity. Colchicine, based on clinical trials and international guidelines, is the first choice for the treatment of gout, pericarditis, Mediterranean fever and Behcet's disease, with official [...]

Message on behalf of Armando De Vincentis, Medical Director of Acarpia Farmaceutici srl ================================================================= The scientific community, strongly committed in his battle against Covid-19 pandemic, is turning his attention also to a potential role that colchicine could exert in the treatment of patients with mild symptoms. In fact, the Canadian government just started an [...]

Safety and efficacy of colchicine after myocardial infarction: Results of the COLCOT study. George Lazaros Cardiologist, Director of NHS, 1st University Cardiology Clinic Hippocrateion General Hospital of Athens Inflammation according to modern beliefs seems to play an important role in the atherosclerotic process. As shown in the CANTOS study in which 10,061 patients with a [...]