salcrozine 500mg 100 tabs
Reference Priceسالكروزين 500 مجم 100 قرص
mesalazinePublic price770EGP
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Strength500 mg
Formtablet
Manufacturerrx healthcare
Routeoral.solid
The medical information below is guidance and may be incomplete or wrong. Do not change your medicine or dose based on it — ask a pharmacist or doctor.
Uses
Used to treat and maintain remission of mild to moderate ulcerative colitis, and to treat active Crohn's disease confined to the ileum and colon.
Do not use if
Contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to mesalazine, other salicylates, or any product excipient. Use with caution in severe renal or hepatic impairment.
Side effects
Common side effects include headache, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Rarely, mesalazine can cause acute intolerance syndrome, hypersensitivity myocarditis, nephrotoxicity, and blood dyscrasias.
Warnings
Monitor renal function periodically during treatment. Discontinue immediately if acute intolerance reactions or signs of myocarditis or pericarditis occur. Use cautiously with other nephrotoxic drugs.
How it works
Mesalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid) acts locally in the gut mucosa to inhibit cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase pathways, reducing prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis and thereby decreasing mucosal inflammation.
Storage
Store below 30°C, protected from light and moisture. Keep out of reach of children.