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Descriptor
English
:
Mesalamine
Descriptor
Spanish
:
mesalamina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Mesalamina
Synonyms
English
:
5 Aminosalicylate
5 Aminosalicylic Acid
5-Aminosalicylate
5-Aminosalicylic Acid
Asacol
Asacolon
Ascolitin
Canasa
Claversal
Fivasa
Hydrochloride, Mesalamine
Lixacol
Mesalamine Hydrochloride
Mesalamine Monosodium Salt
Mesalazine
Mesasal
Monosodium Salt, Mesalamine
Novo 5 ASA
Novo-5 ASA
Pentasa
Rowasa
Salofalk
m Aminosalicylic Acid
m-Aminosalicylic Acid
meta Aminosalicylic Acid
meta-Aminosalicylic Acid
Tree Number:
D02.241.223.100.050.300.500
D02.241.223.100.300.595.100.540
D02.241.511.390.595.100.540
D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.452.750
D02.455.426.559.389.127.281.595.100.540
D02.455.426.559.389.657.410.595.100.540
Definition
English
:
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)
Pharmacological Action:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Mesalamine
/
analogs & derivatives
use
Aminosalicylic Acids
History Note
English
:
98; use MESALAMINE (NM) 1981-97
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
33400
Unique Identifier:
D019804
Occurrence in VHL
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