Medication | Trade name (US or as noted) | Strength of commonly available oral preparations (mg) |
Oral 5-aminosalycylic acid (5-ASA) derivatives | ||
Sulfasalazine | ||
Non enteric-coated tablet (scored) | Azulfidine, Sulfazine, Salazopyrin* | 500 |
Suspension | Salazopyrin* | 250 per 5 mL* |
Enteric-coated tablet (not scored) | Azulfidine EC, Sulfazine EC, Salazopyrin EN-tabs* | 500 |
Mesalamine¶ | ||
Delayed release enteric-coated tablet | AsacolΔ◊, Asacol HD◊ | 400Δ, 800 |
Capsule containing delayed release tablet | Delzicol | 400 |
Delayed and extended release tablet, multimatrix | Lialda, Mezavant* | 1200 |
Capsule containing delayed release enteric-coated granules | Apriso | 375 |
Controlled release capsule | Pentasa§ | 250, 500, 1000* |
Enteric-coated delayed release granules (packet, sachet) | Salofalk*, Pentasa Sachet* | 500, 1000, 1500, 2000 sachet* |
Olsalazine capsule | Dipentum | 250, 500* |
Balsalazide | ||
Capsule | Colazal, Colazide* | 750 |
Tablet | Giazo¥ | 1100 |
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