What's the difference between asacol 400mg and asacol hd 800mg?
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- 24 Oct 2009 by randa1963
- Topics:
- asacol, ulcerative colitis -- maintenance
Answers (1)
Marvell8 Nov 2009
The active ingredient in both Asacol HD and Asacol is mesalamine, and it is identical in each drug aside from the dose. The 800mg has a similar eudragit coating as the 400mg, but due to the tablet size the release profiles of the coating are not identical to the release profiles of the 400mg tablet.
http://stanford.wellsphere.com/digestive-health-article/asacol-hd-now-available/748700
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