Mesalazine (International Nonproprietary Name, British Approved Name), also known as Mesalamine (United States Adopted Name) or 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), is an anti-inflammatory medication used to treat inflammation of the digestive tract ulcerative colitis and mild-to-moderat...
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Medications Change
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Apriso2,640 posts
An average number of patient posts reported that Apriso helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Asacol
Fewer patient posts reported that Asacol helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (12% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Prednisone
Fewer patient posts reported that Prednisone helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (19% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Lialda
Fewer patient posts reported that Lialda helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (10% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Colazal
Fewer patient posts reported that Colazal helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (30% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Rowasa
An average number of patient posts reported that Rowasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Remicade
More patient posts reported that Remicade helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (58% higher than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Pentasa
Fewer patient posts reported that Pentasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (21% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Canasa
An average number of patient posts reported that Canasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Imuran
Fewer patient posts reported that Imuran helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (3% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Entocort
An average number of patient posts reported that Entocort helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
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Apriso Top Concerns
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I have been on Apriso for a little over a ...my hair, probably more. The Apriso helps my UC, so I ...cause hair loss, not just Apriso or Lialda. I have started...
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...was med-free after getting my first flare under control for about ...any problems. I started taking Apriso. Unfortunately, that didn't stop a ...a year later. I'm now on Remicade, Lialda and ...
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...and it might bring the thyroid Cancer out of remission. Pentasa makes me vomit, apriso with creon makes me nauseous. I take entocort for CD. Injecting myself with Copaxone for MS is easy. My hubby...
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...antibodies to remicade. she was sick with fever and ...and had an allergic reaction to it. prednisone gave her the moon face and terrible acne ...though. asicol and apriso, not sure what...
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I was on Apriso while my UC was active in the rectum only. It's now spread all over. Didn't work to maintain the 'use-to-be' healthy part of my colon! The only...
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I've been on Apriso since I was diagnosed with Crohn's about 5 months ago. ...the night, I had stomach pain and diarrhea - ...symptoms I had before starting Apriso. Is is possible that m...
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...If it works in the colon for UC I don't see why ...to any impact on the small intestine it's probably little to none. I have been on Pentasa and now Apriso but who...
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I have been taking Lialda for several years and the only side effect I had was headaches but I found when I drink more water, ...\
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I also tried Apriso which is also a mesalamine...
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..., so she added flagal predisone along with his apriso, until monday, he has never been in remission this ...many years, i feel so sad for all the pain he has been going...
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...put on entocort and apriso. His GI symptoms seem ...problems with initial medications. He is having severe pain in his arms and ...have done labs and he is on iron, folic acid and b12. I can...
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