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Asacol Information
This medicine is used for treating inflammation and diarrhea. Cheap Asacol is used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and proctitis. Its other use is in the treatment of proctosigmoiditis. This medicine should not be prescribed to patients suffering from liver ailments. Discount Asacol should not be given to patients who are allergic to aspirin. Your doctor should be made aware if you are suffering from a stomach condition known as pyloric stenosis. Doctors should prescribe this generic medicine carefully to patients with heart conditions such as congestive heart failure. Similar precaution should be undertaken in case of patients with a history of allergic reaction to Azulfidine.
Asacol Side Effects And Precautions
This medicine should be taken whole and should not be chewed, broken or crushed. Your doctor may need to adjust your dosage of Mesalamine, if you suffer from kidney diseases. The effect of this drug on an unborn child is not known; therefore, if you are pregnant then you should consult your doctor about the appropriateness of using this drug.
Mesalamine can secrete through breast milk and may cause harm to the nursing baby. If you are breastfeeding a child, you should not take this medicine without informing your doctor. You can take this medicine with or without food. If you miss a dose, you should take the missed dose as soon as possible.
Dosage Information For Asacol
For treating mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis, the recommended dosage of this drug is two 400 mg tablets taken three times a day. This dosage should continue for 6 weeks. This dosage is applicable for an adult patient. For maintenance of remission of ulcerative colitis, the recommended dosage is 1.6 grams daily, divided into equal portions. You can buy Asacol 400mg and 800 mg from North Drug Mart for home delivery.