A drug that is used in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. Its activity is generally considered to lie in its metabolic breakdown product, 5-aminosalicylic acid (see MESALAMINE) released in the colon. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p907)
Pharmacology effect
antiinfektíva antiflogistiká nesteroidné antireumatiká látky gastrointestinálne
