Mesalazine (Mesalamine)

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Mild to moderate ulcerative colitis and maintenance of remission.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Severe hepatic or renal impairment. Children below the age of two years.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Elderly, active peptic ulcer, pregnancy, lactation, patients predisposed to pericarditis or myocariditis.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Headache, nausea, flu, fatigue, fever, rash, sore throat, diarrhoea, joint pain, dizziness, back pain, haemorrhoids, itching, hair loss, intolerance syndrome, peripheral oedema, pancreatitis, nephritis, hepatitis, lupus like syndrome.

Drug Category/Class

Mesalazine (mesalamine) has 14 Brands listed


5A (400 mg)Asacol (400 mg)
Elmes (500 mg)Etiasa (500 mg)
ManocolMesacol (400 mg)
Mesacol (800 mg)Mesacol (Rectal) (500 mg)
Mesacol Enema (Rectal) (60 ml)Pentasa (500 mg)
Salofalk GR (250 mg)Salofalk GR (500 mg)
Tidocol (400 mg)Walasa (400 mg)

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