5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA)
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Indications
- treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
Adverse effects
- fewer side effect than with sulfasalazine
- diarrhea is most common side effect
- interstitial nephritis (rare)[3]
More general terms
More specific terms
- balsalazide (Colazal, Giazo)
- mesalamine (Asacol, Rowasa, Pentasa, Pentasacaps, Lialda, Apriso, Canasa, Delzicol)
- olsalazine (Dipentum)
- sulfasalazine (SSZ, Azulfidine, SAS)
References
- ↑ The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed. Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996
- ↑ Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 28th ed, Ewald & McKenzie (eds), Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1995, pg 356.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012