Pentasa Alternatives Compared
| Pentasa | Remicade | Mesalamine |
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| Pentasa (mesalamine) | Remicade (infliximab) | Mesalamine |
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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 |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Ankylosing Spondylitis, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Crohn's Disease, Crohn's Disease - Acute, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Plaque Psoriasis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis - Active, Ulcerative Proctitis, Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance, Ulcerative Colitis. May also be... View more |
Related suggestions Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn's Disease, Maintenance
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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| More about Pentasa (mesalamine) | More about Remicade (infliximab) | More about Mesalamine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Remicade has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 185 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Mesalamine has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 394 ratings on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: Pentasa side effects in more detail. |
Common side effects include:
See also: Remicade side effects in more detail. |
Commonly reported side effects include:
See also: mesalamine side effects in more detail. |
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View all Pentasa prices and generic prices |
View all Remicade prices and generic prices |
View all mesalamine prices |
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| Other mesalamine brands include: Apriso, Asacol, Asacol HD, Canasa, Canasa Pac, Delzicol, Lialda, Rowasa, Rowasa Sulfite Free, Zaldyon View more | Other infliximab brands include: Avsola, Inflectra, Ixifi, Renflexis | Apriso, Asacol, Asacol HD, Canasa, Canasa Pac, Delzicol, Lialda, Pentasa, 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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10 hours |
228 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. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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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
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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A total of 116 drugs are known to interact with Pentasa:
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A total of 452 drugs are known to interact with Remicade:
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A total of 116 drugs are known to interact with mesalamine:
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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. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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N/A |
August 24, 1998 |
February 01, 2013 |
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N/A |
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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