Balsalazide is an anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. It is sold under the name "Colazal" in the US and "Colazide" in the UK. It is also sold in generic form in the US by several generic manufacturers.It is usually administered as the disodium salt.Balsa...
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Fewer patient posts reported that Balsalazide helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (46% 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)
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)
Azathioprine
Fewer patient posts reported that Azathioprine helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (37% lower 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)
Lialda
Fewer patient posts reported that Lialda helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (10% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Remicade
More patient posts reported that Remicade helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (58% higher than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Canasa
An average number of patient posts reported that Canasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Prednisolone
Fewer patient posts reported that Prednisolone helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (60% lower than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Sulfasalazine
An average number of patient posts reported that Sulfasalazine helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
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Balsalazide Top Concerns
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I take the generic Colazal (balsalazide) and used to use the Rowasa enemas (generics) on an ...a year, and my last flare was more than ...well-controlled on the generic balsalazide. Not sure wh...
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...took Tetracycline for acne as a teen ...a stressful period in my life ( relationship, ankle sprain and taking lots of aspirin at that time). I'm ...UC at age 30.
Meds: Balsalazide 750 mg 3 ...
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...take sulfazine for my Crohn's because it is an effective treatment for joint ...my platelet count.
I also take balsalazide, a generic for colazal. ...ill side effects. I wonder if you would...
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...with this plan. I was taking Pentasa at the time ...told to use sulfazine to help with joint pain. I started with ...'11 because of tinnitus. My GI prescribed balsalazide instead. The combo ...
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Should I stop taking balsalazide?
Went to the GI last week. Seems everything is ...Humira is working I don't need them. Hum! Not sure I agree. He gave me proctofoam for inflamation. Any thoughts ou...
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Hi, i know this is probably a little late but I was taking prednisol for my colitis a few months before i fell pregnant. Im ...while im pregnant but im still taking balsalazide daily.
Hope this...
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...a half mercaptopurine and 9 balsalazide its taken a while to ...they had to up my mercaptopurine to sort it as the balsalazide didn't work on there own then ...working for me as my colitis wa...
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...it is interesting to me that you are taking both balsalazide and sulfazine. Is this what ...the same time. I am currently taking Lialda (2.4g/day) and am ...past for my my colitis and arthr...
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...your DR say about the nausea?
The dose of medication ...post seems very small. I'm taking 3 g of balsalazide and 1.5 g of sulfazine,...
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...pretty well.
During sigmoidoscopy, the inflammation was observed upto 25cm, ...45cm, but was not in rectum).
The GI changed my Balsalazide to Sulfasalazine (3gm/day) Canasa supps. Lets see h...
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