Comparing Lialda vs Imuran
Lialda | Imuran |
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Lialda (mesalamine) | Imuran (azathioprine) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis - Active, Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance, Ulcerative Colitis, Ulcerative Proctitis. Lialda may also be used for purposes not listed in... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Autoimmune Hepatitis, Atopic Dermatitis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Active Hepatitis, Crohn's Disease, Crohn's Disease - Active, Crohn's Disease... View more |
Related suggestions Ulcerative Colitis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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More about Lialda (mesalamine) | More about Imuran (azathioprine) | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Lialda has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 105 ratings on Drugs.com. 60% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Imuran has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 65 ratings on Drugs.com. 46% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects | |||||||||||||||||
See also: Lialda side effects in more detail. |
See also: Imuran side effects in more detail. |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Lialda prices |
View all Imuran prices |
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Other mesalamine brands include: Apriso, Asacol, Asacol HD, Canasa, Canasa Pac, Delzicol, Pentasa, Rowasa, Rowasa Sulfite Free, Zaldyon View more | Other azathioprine brands include: Azasan | ||||||||||||||||
Half Life The 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 |
2 hours |
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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. |
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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 D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 120 drugs are known to interact with Lialda:
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A total of 418 drugs are known to interact with Imuran:
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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. |
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Disease Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
January 16, 2007 |
March 20, 1968 |
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WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
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** 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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