Comparing Budesonide vs Pentasa
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| Budesonide | Pentasa (mesalamine) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn's Disease, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Asthma, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Crohn's Disease - Active, Asthma - Maintenance, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance, Ulcerative Colitis - Active, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Proctitis, Ulcerative Colitis. Pentasa may also be... View more |
Related suggestions Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn's Disease, Maintenance
Ulcerative Colitis, Active
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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| More about Budesonide | More about Pentasa (mesalamine) | ||||||||||||||||
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Budesonide has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 182 ratings on Drugs.com. 54% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 19% reported a negative effect. |
Pentasa has an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from a total of 89 ratings on Drugs.com. 69% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 10% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Budesonide side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Entocort EC, Eohilia, Pulmicort Flexhaler, Pulmicort Respules, Tarpeyo, Uceris | Other mesalamine brands include: Apriso, Asacol, Asacol HD, Canasa, Canasa Pac, Delzicol, Lialda, Rowasa, Rowasa Sulfite Free, Zaldyon View more | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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2.8 hours |
10 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
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. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 571 drugs are known to interact with Budesonide:
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A total of 124 drugs are known to interact with Pentasa:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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October 02, 2001 |
May 10, 1993 |
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N/A |
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1 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.
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