Mesalamine [mesalamin]
- Terms
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5-aminosalicylát
mesalazin
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5-Aminosalicylate
5-Aminosalicylic Acid
Asacol
Asacolon
Ascolitin
Canasa
Claversal
Fivasa
Lixacol
m-Aminosalicylic Acid
Mesalamine Hydrochloride
Mesalamine Monosodium Salt
Mesalazine
Mesasal
meta-Aminosalicylic Acid
Novo-5 ASA
Pentasa
Rowasa
Salofalk
An anti-inflammatory agent, structurally related to the SALICYLATES, which is active in INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. It is considered to be the active moiety of SULPHASALAZINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed)
- DUI
- D019804 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0029386
- Previous indexing
- Aminosalicylic Acids (1981-1997)
- History note
- 98; use MESALAMINE (NM) 1981-97
- Public note
- 98; MESALAMINE was indexed under AMINOSALICYLIC ACIDS 1981-97
Combination
- analogs & derivatives
- Aminosalicylic Acids
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage 65
- AE
- adverse effects 27
- AG
- agonists 0
- AN
- analysis 0
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors 0
- BL
- blood 2
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid 0
- CS
- chemical synthesis 0
- CH
- chemistry 1
- CL
- classification 1
- EC
- economics 0
- HI
- history 0
- IM
- immunology 0
- IP
- isolation & purification 0
- ME
- metabolism 3
- PK
- pharmacokinetics 14
- PD
- pharmacology 21
- PO
- poisoning 0
- RE
- radiation effects 0
- ST
- standards 0
- SD
- supply & distribution 0
- TU
- therapeutic use 92
- TO
- toxicity 0
- UR
- urine 0