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Colchicine

CAS Number

64-86-8

Synonym

7-Acetamido-6,7-dihydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxybenzo[a]heptalen-9(5h)-one; Colchiceine methyl ether; Colchisol; n-(5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-9-oxobenzo[a]heptalen-7-yl)-acetamide; 7-alpha-h-Colchicine; Acetamide, N-(5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-9-oxobenzo(alpha)heptalen-7-yl)-; Benzo(a)heptalen-9(5H)-one, 7-acetamido-6,7-dihydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-

Occurrence/Use

Medicine (treatment for gout)

Colchicine

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Reproductive Toxicity: 
Currently listed

Reproductive Toxicity

Listed as causing: 
Developmental Toxicity
Male Reproductive Toxicity
Developmental Toxicity
Date of Listing: 
10/01/1992
Basis for Listing: 
Formally Required
Male Reproductive Toxicity
Date of Listing: 
10/01/1992
Basis for Listing: 
Formally Required