What is Mesalamine






Therapeutic Category

  • 5-Aminosalicylic Acid Derivative

Usage of mesalamine:


  Oral: Treatment and maintenance of remission of mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis

  Rectal: Treatment of active mild to moderate distal ulcerative colitis, proctosigmoiditis, or proctitis.



Side Effects of mesalamine:

Severe stomach pain
Cramping
Fever
Headache
Bloody diarrhea.

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