[wiki2="Mesalamine"]Mesalazine[/wiki2] ([wiki2="5-asa"]5-ASA[/wiki2]) is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat inflammation of the digestive tract for people with mild-to-moderate Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
Formulations
Mesalazine has many different formulations with different brand names. Please note that the various formulations are usually slightly different in how they target inflammation. Some of those names are:
US: Canasa, Rowasa, Pentasa, Asacol, Lialda, Apriso, Colazal
UK: Asacol, Ipocal, Pentasa, Salofalk, Mezavant XL
France: Asacol, Pentasa, Mezavant
Canada: Asacol, Pentasa, Salofalk, Mezavant
Mexico: Salofalk
Australia: Mesasal, Pentasa, Salofalk
Potential Side Effects
Some of the potential side effects include: Diarrhea, nausea, cramping, flatulence, headache, exacerbation of the colitis, hypersensitivity reactions (including rash, urticaria aka hives, interstitial nephritis and lupus erythematosus-like syndrome), hair loss, and [wiki]interstitial nephritis[/wiki], acute pancreatitis, hepatitis, nephrotic syndrome, blood disorders (including agranulocytosis, aplastic anaemia, leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia), allergic lung reaction, allergic myocarditis, methaemoglobinaemia.
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