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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Positive Experiences with Colitis Ulcerative
Medications Change
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Salofalk3,251 posts
Fewer patient posts reported that Salofalk helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (6% 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)
Asacol
Fewer patient posts reported that Asacol helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (12% 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)
Imuran
Fewer patient posts reported that Imuran helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (3% 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)
Canasa
An average number of patient posts reported that Canasa helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative
Cortifoam
More patient posts reported that Cortifoam helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (24% higher than average of other Colitis Ulcerative treatments)
Mezavant
Fewer patient posts reported that Mezavant helped them when used for Colitis Ulcerative (19% 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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Salofalk Top Concerns
Based on 3,251 patient discussions on healthcare websites and blogs
...a fissure too so was back to hospital for another procedure and so far is ok. he takes salofalk and 6mp for his crohns and so far so good. I hope things improve for your son, sending hugs....
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Kian had really bad eczema since he was a ...up until he was diagnosed with crohns and started on his salofalk and 6mp then hey presto... ...gets some relief from the psoriasis, i suffered from ...
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I am on Salofalk for a UC flare and have a ...last time I was on Salofalk. The other medication I take ...one laugh at me even though the manufacturers of Salofalk list acne as a side...
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...the same experience. I was on salofalk for one year and it worked very well for ...but I did. I had to take prednisone and othere imunosupressant drugs to keep my colitis under control since...
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I have had colitis for 22years and was ...The only meds that I have been on is Salofalk then mezavant and enemas(salofalk, hycort, cortifoam) currently back on Salofalk...
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...since 2004. I have been on prednizone which was terrible and was then put salofalk, then on imuran in 2007. Can anyone tell me if it...
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...if they can get the inflammation under control. This may be a point of discussion along with the second opinion. I am on Salofalk as well, but I don't...
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...over one flare so I'm assuming Cortifoam is for whenever bleeding shows up and Salofalk is the medication that will ...keep me in remission. I was given Salofalk suppositories when I was first...
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My daughter started on sulfasalazine and was ok for ...to get diarrhea.
Next was salofalk which caused diarrhea as well.
Then ...been enough to get the inflammation down so they recently...
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...to salofalk or another mesalamine. Mezavant caused my liver enzymes to go up. Once I stopped and went back to Salofalk my enzymes have gone down. I had more side effects from the mezavant...
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