Rectal mesalamine is used to treat ulcerative colitis (a condition which causes swelling and sores in the lining of the colon [large intestine] and rectum), proctitis (swelling in the rectum), and proctosigmoiditis (swelling in the rectum and sigmoid colon [last section of the colon])
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Mesalamine is used to treat and prevent flare-ups of mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis (an inflammatory bowel disease)
It helps to reduce symptoms of ulcerative colitis such as diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and stomach pain
Mesalamine is an aminosalicylate indicated for the maintenance of remission of ulcerative colitis in adults
Mesalamine is a medication used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Mesalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid; mesalamine), the active moiety of sulphasalazine (salazosulfapyridine), is available in specially formulated oral and rectal forms for the
Chemical name: 5-Amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid Molecular formula: C 7 H 7 NO 3 CAS number: 89-57-6 Medically reviewed by Drugs
Mesalamine is an aminosalicylate indicated for the maintenance of remission of ulcerative colitis in adults
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Applies to mesalamine: compounding powder, oral capsule extended release, oral delayed release capsule, oral delayed release tablet, rectal enema, rectal kit, rectal suppository
Each mesalamine extended-release capsule USP is a delayed- and extended-release dosage form for oral administration
Mesalamine is very similar to balsalazide, olsalazine, and sulfasalazine
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It is under the drug classification of
Each 500 mg mesalamine extended-release capsule contains 500 mg of mesalamine, USP
This medication is used to treat a certain bowel disease ( ulcerative colitis )
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