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Use and Dosing

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Ulcerative colitis, active mild to moderate

Ulcerative coltis, maintenance therapy

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Crohn's Disease [Non-FDA approved]

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Ulcerative colitis, active mild to moderate

Asacol

Crohn's Disease [Non-FDA approved]


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Indications

Contraindications

Black Box Warnings

Dosing Adjustment

Renal Dose Adjustment

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

Warnings/Precautions

See Supplemental Patient Information

Cautions: Use cautiously in

Supplemental Patient Information

Pregnancy/Breast Feeding

Pregnancy Category:B

Breastfeeding: Poorly excreted in breastmilk. However the metabolite N-acetyl-5-ASA is excreted in high levels. Monitor the breastfed infant for diarrhea. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 28 May 2010).

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Pharmacology

Brands and Availability

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US Trade Name(s)

US Availability

Apriso

Asacol

Asacol HD

Lialda

Pentasa

Delzicol

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Canadian Trade Name(s)

Canadian Availability

5-ASA

Asacol

Mesasal

Mezavant

Novo-5 ASA- ECT 400 mg

Pentasa

Salofalk

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UK Trade Name(s)

UK Availability

Asacol MR

Ipocol, Mesren MR

Mezavent XL

Pentasa

Salofalk

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Australian Trade Name(s)

Australian Availability

Mesasal

Pentasa

Salofalk


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Classification

Gastrointestinal

Anti-inflammatory Agents
5-aminosalicylates

Pricing

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