olsalazine
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What is olsalazine?
Dipentum 250 mg Cap
Drug Name: OLSALAZINE-ORAL
Other Brand Names: Dipentum
Uses: Olsalazine is used to treat a certain type of bowel disease called ulcerative colitis. It does not cure ulcerative colitis, but it may decrease symptoms such as stomach pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding caused by irritation/swelling of the colon/rectum. After an attack is treated, olsalazine is used to increase the amount of time between attacks. Olsalazine is a salicylate anti-inflammatory drug. It is believed to work by blocking the production of certain natural substances (e.g., prostaglandins) that may cause pain and swelling.
Posts on olsalazine (5)
I went to see my GI Doctor today. He told me there is no known cure for my inflammatory bow...
6 years ago I started having bad stomach upsets characterised by loose stools, nausea, lowe...
What exactly does it mean to have mild colitis? My 11 year old son was recently diagnosed ...
Posted By HFHSM.D.-ym on April 28, 1999 at 09:02:59
Topic Area: Pancreas
My doctor has ...
Believe it or not, I have two friends who recently delivered dead babies in their 33-35 wee...
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