Brand Names

Category

• Bowel disease - inflammatory suppressant

Description Drug

Mesalamine - me-SAL-a-meen is using to treat inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis. This drug works inside the bowel by helping to reduce inflammation and other symptoms.

Mesalamine is available only with your family doctor's prescription in the following dosage forms:

Rectal
• Enema - USA and Canada
• Suppositories - USA and Canada

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Canasa
• Rowasa

In Canada

• Pentasa
• Salofalk

Other commonly using names are 5-aminosalicylic acid , 5-ASA and mesalamine .