Comparing Mercaptopurine vs Pentasa
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| Mercaptopurine | Pentasa (mesalamine) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. May also be prescribed off label for Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Crohn's Disease - Acute, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Intestinal... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis - Active, Ulcerative Proctitis, Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance, Ulcerative Colitis. Pentasa may also be... View more |
Related suggestions Crohn's Disease, Maintenance
Ulcerative Colitis, Maintenance
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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| More about Mercaptopurine | More about Pentasa (mesalamine) | ||||||||||||||||
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Mercaptopurine has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 30 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% reported a negative effect. |
Pentasa has an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from a total of 86 ratings on Drugs.com. 71% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 9% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: mercaptopurine side effects in more detail. |
See also: Pentasa side effects in more detail. |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all mercaptopurine prices |
View all Pentasa prices and generic prices |
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| Purinethol, Purixan | Other mesalamine brands include: Apriso, Asacol, Asacol HD, Canasa, Canasa Pac, Delzicol, Lialda, Rowasa, Rowasa Sulfite Free, Zaldyon View more | ||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
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2 hours |
10 hours |
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| CSA Schedule ** View glossary of 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 D
Positive evidence of risk
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 251 drugs are known to interact with mercaptopurine:
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A total of 116 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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April 28, 2014 |
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| WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
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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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