Mesalaminedrug info
mesalamine 1200 MG Delayed Release Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Mesalamine delayed-release tablets are indicated for the: · induction and maintenance of remission in adult patients with mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis. · treatment of mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis in pediatric patients weighing at least 24 kg. Mesalamine delayed-release tablet is an aminosalicylate indicated for the:
induction and maintenance of remission in adult patients with mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis.
treatment of mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis in pediatric patients weighing at least 24 kg.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 15, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Each mesalamine delayed-release tablet, USP for oral administration contains 1.2 g 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA; mesalamine), an anti-inflammatory agent. Mesalamine also has the chemical name 5-amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid and its structural formula is: Molecular formula: C 7 H 7 NO 3 Molecular weight: 153.14 The tablet is coated with a pH-dependent polymer film, which breaks down at or above pH 6.8, normally in the terminal ileum where mesalamine then begins to be released from the tablet core. The tablet core contains mesalamine with hydrophilic and lipophilic excipients and provides for extended release of mesalamine. The inactive ingredients of mesalamine delayed-release tablets, USP are colloidal silicon dioxide, ferric oxide, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate copolymer, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, sodium starch glycolate, talc, titanium dioxide, triethyl citrate, the imprinting ink contains ammonium hydroxide, black iron oxide, propylene glycol and shellac. FDA approved dissolution test specifications differ from USP. mesalaminedrtabsstructure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 15, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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