"Mesalamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D019804
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| MeSH Number(s) |
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
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| Concept/Terms |
Mesalamine- Mesalamine
- Mesalazine
- m-Aminosalicylic Acid
- m Aminosalicylic Acid
- 5-Aminosalicylic Acid
- 5 Aminosalicylic Acid
- meta-Aminosalicylic Acid
- meta Aminosalicylic Acid
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesalamine" by people in Profiles.
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Impact and risk factors of non-adherence to 5-aminosalicylates in quiescent ulcerative colitis evaluated by an electronic management system. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2019 Jun; 34(6):1053-1059.
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First report of mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid) as the causative agent in a case of acute generalized exanthamous pustulosis. Dermatol Online J. 2017 Jan 15; 23(1).
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Extended-release mesalamine granules for ulcerative colitis. Ann Pharmacother. 2012 Nov; 46(11):1529-36.
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Mesalamine-associated hypersensitivity myocarditis in ulcerative colitis. Ann Pharmacother. 2008 Jun; 42(6):904-5.
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New approaches may aid patients with inflammatory bowel disease. JAMA. 1990 Jun 20; 263(23):3121-2.