Comparing Asacol vs Lialda
| Asacol Remove Asacol from your drug comparison | Lialda Remove Lialda from your drug comparison |
|---|
| Asacol mesalamine Remove Asacol from your drug comparison | Lialda mesalamine Remove Lialda from your drug comparison | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prescribed for Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance, Ulcerative Colitis - Active, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Ulcerative Proctitis. Asacol may also be... View more |
Prescribed for Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance, Ulcerative Colitis - Active, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Ulcerative Proctitis. Lialda may also be used for purposes not listed in... View more |
||||||||
|
Prescription only |
Prescription only |
||||||||
Ratings & Reviews |
|||||||||
Drug Class |
|||||||||
Side Effects |
|||||||||
|
See the full Asacol side effects document. |
See the full Lialda side effects document. |
||||||||
Pricing and Coupons* Prices are without insurance |
|||||||||
|
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
View all Lialda prices and generic prices |
||||||||
Generic Availability |
|||||||||
Dosage Form(s) Available |
|||||||||
| N/A |
|
||||||||
Brand Names |
|||||||||
| Other mesalamine brands include: Apriso, Asacol HD, Canasa, Canasa Pac, Delzicol, Lialda, Pentasa, Rowasa, Rowasa Sulfite Free, Zaldyon View more | Other mesalamine brands include: Apriso, Asacol, Asacol HD, Canasa, Canasa Pac, Delzicol, Pentasa, Rowasa, Rowasa Sulfite Free, Zaldyon View more | ||||||||
Half LifeThe half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. |
|||||||||
|
10 hours |
10 hours |
||||||||
CSA Schedule**View glossary of terms. |
|||||||||
|
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||
Pregnancy Category |
|||||||||
|
Category B
No proven risk in humans
Excluding Asacol And Asacol HD
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Asacol And Asacol HD See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
Excluding Asacol And Asacol HD
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Asacol And Asacol HD See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
||||||||
Drug Interactions |
|||||||||
|
A total of 114 drugs are known to interact with Asacol:
|
A total of 114 drugs are known to interact with Lialda:
|
||||||||
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions |
|||||||||
|
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
||||||||
Disease Interactions |
|||||||||
First Approval Date |
|||||||||
|
January 31, 1992 |
January 16, 2007 |
||||||||
WADA ClassView World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. |
|||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||
More Information |
|||||||||
Consumer Resources |
|||||||||
Professional Resources |
|||||||||
Related Treatment Guide |
|||||||||
** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.