Asacol 800 mg Mesalazine Tablets 50 Count

Please note that the doctor may have prescribed the medicine for a different use and/or with a different dosage than stated in the package insert.

• • Always follow your doctor prescribing indicated on the pharmacy label.

• • Mesalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid) has a local effect in the intestine where it prevents inflammatory cells from adhering to the intestinal wall and reduces the effect of inflammatory signaling substances.

• • Used to treat inflammatory diseases of the intestine, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

.How To Use:

• • Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.

• • Contact a doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.

Adults and the elderly:

Ulcerative colitis :

• • The usual dose is 1600-2400 mg once a day or divided into 2-3 doses daily.

• • In case of worsening, the dose can be increased to 4800 mg divided into 2-3 doses.

Crohn’s disease :

Maintenance treatment:

• • 1600-2400 mg per day divided into 2-3 doses. In case of worsening, the dose can be increased to 4800 mg divided into 2-3 doses.

Use of Asacol in children:

• • There is only limited documentation for the effect on children (aged 6-18).

• • Children who are 6 years or older

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease :

Active disease:

• • To be decided individually, starting dose is 30‑50 mg/kg/day in divided doses. Maximum dose: 75 mg/kg/day in divided doses. The total dose should not exceed 4 g/day.

Maintenance treatment:

• • To be decided individually, starting dose is 15‑30 mg/kg/day in divided doses. The total dose should not exceed 2 g/day.

• • It is usually recommended that half the adult dose be given to children with a body weight of up to 40 kg and the normal adult dose to those over 40 kg.

• • The doctor’s dosage instructions must always be followed.

• • The enteric tablets are swallowed whole.

• • They must not be chewed, crushed or split before swallowing.

• • If you think that the effect of Asacol is too strong or too weak, you should consult your doctor or pharmacist about this.

If you take too much Asacol:

• • Contact a doctor, hospital or the Poisons Information Center if you have taken too much medicine or if a child has taken medicine by accident.

• • For other questions about the medicine, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

If you have forgotten to take Asacol:

• • You must not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose.

• • If one or more doses have been forgotten, the next dose should be taken at the usual time.

Ingredients:

• 400 or 800 mg