Mesalazine (International)
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
A07EC02
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000089-57-6
Chemical Formula
C7-H7-N-O3
Molecular Weight
153
Therapeutic Categories
Drug acting on the gastrointestinal system
Anti-inflammatory agent
Chemical Names
5-Aminosalicylic acid (WHO)
Benzoic acid, 5-amino-2-hydroxy-
Foreign Names
- Mesalazinum (Latin)
- Mesalazin (German)
- Mésalazine (French)
- Mesalazina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Mesalamine (OS: USAN)
- Mesalazina (OS: DCIT)
- Mesalazine (OS: BAN, JAN)
- Mésalazine (OS: DCF)
- 5-ASA (IS)
- Acidum metaminosalicylicum (IS)
- Fisalamine (IS)
- MAS (IS)
- Mesalazine (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 8)
- Mesalazinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
Brand Names
- 5 ASA 1000
Dominguez, Argentina - 5 ASA 400
Dominguez, Argentina - 5 ASA 500
Dominguez, Argentina - 5 ASA 800
Dominguez, Argentina - 5 XR 500
Ariston, Argentina - 5A
Wallace, India - 5-ASA
Slaviamed, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Slaviamed, Serbia - 5-ASA 400
MLT Pharma, Paraguay - Anjiesha
Topsun Pharmaceutical, China - Apriso
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, United States - Asacol
2care4, Norway; Equity, South Africa; Farmagon, Norway; Getz, Pakistan; Giuliani, Italy; Haupt Pharma Wulfing, Lebanon; Orifarm, Norway; P & D, Malta; Sandoz, Serbia; Takeda, Latvia; Takeda México, Mexico; Takeda Nederland, Netherlands; Tillotts, Kuwait; Tillotts, Lithuania; Tillotts, Norway; Tillotts Pharma, Czech Republic; Tillotts Pharma, Denmark; Tillotts Pharma, Estonia; Tillotts Pharma, Finland; Tillotts Pharma, Hong Kong; Tillotts Pharma, Iceland; Tillotts Pharma, Sweden; Tillotts Pharma, Taiwan; Tilotts Pharma, Lebanon; Varnavas, Cyprus; Vitória, Portugal; Warner Chilcott, Canada; Win Medicare, India; Wülfing, Mexico; Wulfing Pharma, Oman; Allergan, United Kingdom; Angelini Pharma, Greece; Biofabri, Spain; Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Emerge Health, Australia; Emerge Health, New Zealand; Tillott Ph, Egypt; Tillotts Pharma, Slovenia; Zeria Shinyaku, Japan - Asacol 250mg
Allergan, United Kingdom - Asacol 2g
Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland - Asacol 4 gr/100 ml
Eczacibasi, Turkey - Asacol 400
Tillotts Pharma, Israel - Asacol 400mg
Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Tillotts Pharma, Germany - Asacol 400mg MR
Allergan, United Kingdom - Asacol 4g
Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland - Asacol 500mg
Allergan, United Kingdom; Eczacibasi Rhône-Poulenc, Turkey - Asacol 800
Tillotts Pharma, Israel - Asacol 800mg
Eczacibasi Rhône-Poulenc, Turkey; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Tillotts Pharma, Germany - Asacol 800mg MR
Allergan, United Kingdom - Asacol HD
Warner Chilcott, United States - Asacolon
Tillotts Pharma, Ireland - Asalazine
Farmellas Enterprises, Greece - Asalex
Chiesi Farmaceutici, Italy - Asalit
Merck, Brazil - Asamax
Astellas, Italy; Seqirus, New Zealand - Asamax 250
Astellas Pharma, Poland - Asamax 500
Astellas Pharma, Poland - Asavixin
Rottapharm, Italy - Asazine 400mg
Tillotts Pharma, Switzerland - Asazine 500mg
Tillotts Pharma, Switzerland - Asazine 800mg
Tillotts Pharma, Switzerland - Canasa
Forest, United States - Chron-ASA 5
Sigma Pharma Nature's Plus Farm. Ltda., Brazil - Cinkasa
Opalia, Tunisia - Claversal
Faes, Spain; Teofarma, Italy; Tramedico, Belgium - Claversal 1,5g
Recordati, Germany - Claversal 1g
Recordati, Germany - Claversal 250mg
Merck, Austria; Recordati, Germany - Claversal 4g
Recordati, Germany - Claversal 500mg
Merck, Austria; Recordati, Germany - Claversal EC
Faes Farma, Cyprus - Claversal-250
Tramedico, Luxembourg - Claversal-500
Tramedico, Luxembourg - Colasa
Excelsior, Taiwan - Colitofalk
Dr. Falk Pharma Benelux, Belgium - Colitofalk-1
Falk, Luxembourg - Colitofalk-1.5
Falk, Luxembourg - Colitofalk-250
Falk, Luxembourg - Colitofalk-2g/60g
Falk, Luxembourg - Colitofalk-3
Falk, Luxembourg - Colitofalk-4g/60g
Falk, Luxembourg - Colitofalk-500
Falk, Luxembourg - Coltab
Ferroza, Pakistan - Colzine
Paramount, Pakistan - Conductasa
Casasco, Argentina - Crohnax
Farmina, Poland - Croxalan
HLB Pharma Group Chile, Chile - Delzicol
APIL, United States - Elmes
Elder, India - Enteraproct
Crinos, Italy - Enterasin
Crinos, Italy - Etiasa
Novartis, India; Shanghai Ethypharm Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, China - Exotran
Beta, Argentina - Fivasa
Tillotts Pharma, France - Genalamine
Genovate, Taiwan - Lextrasa
GB Pharma, Italy - Lialda
Shire, United States - Lixacol
Biofabri, Spain - Masalaz
Perulab, Peru - Mecolzine
Cherubino, Malta; Pharma Brand Hosting, Chile - Melizina
Farmaser, Colombia - Mesaclon
Yung Shin, Taiwan - Mesacol
Sun, Bangladesh; Sun, India; Takeda, Brazil - Mesacol MMX
Takeda, Brazil - Mesacron
Eticos, Paraguay - Mesacron 4
Celsius, Uruguay - Mesacron 500
Celsius, Uruguay - Mesaflor
So.Se. Pharm, Italy - Mesagran 1000 mg
Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria - Mesagran 1500 mg
Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria - Mesagran 3000 mg
Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria - Mesalamine
G & W, United States; Mylan, United States; Perrigo, United States; Sandoz, United States; Zydus Pharma, United States - Mesalazin
Replek Farm, Bosnia & Herzegowina - Mesalazin Replekfarm
Replek, Macedonia - Mesalazin Unipharm
Unipharm, Bulgaria - Mesalazina
Humax, Colombia - Mesalazina Aurobindo
Aurobindo, Italy - Mesalazina Dorom
Dorom, Italy - Mesalazina EMS
EMS, Brazil - Mesalazina Farmagen
Farmagen, Italy - Mesalazina Gen.Germed
Genéric.Germed, Brazil - Mesalazina Gen.Legrand
Genéric.Legrand, Brazil - Mesalazina Mylan Generics
Mylan, Italy - Mesalazina Neo Quimica
Neo Química, Brazil - Mesalazina Pharma Arte
Pharma Arte, Paraguay - Mesalazina Pliva
Farmagen, Italy - Mesalazina ratiopharm
ratiopharm Italia, Italy - Mesalazina Sandoz
Sandoz, Italy - Mesalazina Sofafarm
Sofafarm, Romania - Mesalazina Tad
Aurobindo, Italy - Mesalazine 50% AKP
Kobayashi Kako, Japan - Mesalazine AKP
Kobayashi Kako, Japan - Mesalazine Aurobindo
Aurobindo, Netherlands - Mesalazine Chemiphar
Nippon Chemiphar, Japan - Mesalazine Disphar
Disphar International, Netherlands - Mesalazine DK
Daiko Seiyaku, Japan - Mesalazine ERC
Euro Registratie, Netherlands - Mesalazine F
Fuji Seiyaku, Japan - Mesalazine IPS
IPS Belgium, Belgium - Mesalazine JG
Nihon Generic, Japan - Mesalazine Nichi-iko
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan - Mesalazine Nordic
Nordic Pharma, Netherlands - Mesalazine NP
Nipro, Japan - Mesalazine Sandoz
Sandoz, Netherlands - Mesalazine Sandoz EC
Sandoz, Netherlands - Mesalazine Sawai
Nihon Yakuhin Kogyo, Japan - Mesalazine SN
Shiono Kemikaru, Japan - Mesalazine Taiyo
Teva Seiyaku, Japan - Mesalazine Teva
Teva Nederland, Netherlands; Teva Pharma Belgium, Belgium - Mesalazine Towa
Towa Yakuhin, Japan - Mesalzin
Dispert, Uruguay - Mesasal
Aspen Pharmacare, Australia; Sanofi, Denmark; Sanofi, Sweden; Sanofi-Aventis, Iceland; Sanofi-Aventis, Norway - Mesatec
ADWYA, Tunisia - Mesavancol
Giuliani, Netherlands - Mesax
Labinco, Colombia; Laboratorios Andromaco, Chile - Mesazina
Takeda, Colombia - Mesilax Humax
Humax, Colombia - Mezavant
2care4, Norway; Bago, Argentina; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Pharma Logistics, Belgium; Shire, Australia; Shire, Spain; Shire, Malta; Shire, Norway; Shire, Poland; Shire Denmark, Denmark; Shire Deutschland, Germany; Shire International Licensing, Netherlands; Shire Pharma, Canada; Shire Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd, Greece; Shire Sweden, Sweden - Mezavant 1.2g
Shire, Switzerland - Mezavant 1200mg
Cosmo, Israel; Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Austria - Mezavant GR PR
Shire Pharmaceutical, Cyprus - Mezavant XL
Shire Pharmaceuticals Ireland, Ireland - Mezavant XL PR
Shire Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom - Midodrine
Pharos, Indonesia - Numal
Pharma Roy, Peru - Octasa
Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Cherubino, Malta; Pharmachemic Trading Agency, Malta; Tillotts Pharma, Malta; Tillotts Pharma UK, United Kingdom - Pentacol
Sofar, Italy; Sofar, Malta - Pentasa
Biopas, Peru; BModesto, Netherlands; Clinres, Croatia (Hrvatska); Euro Registratie, Netherlands; Ferring, Argentina; Ferring, Australia; Ferring, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Bulgaria; Ferring, Brazil; Ferring, Canada; Ferring, China; Ferring, Czech Republic; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Egypt; Ferring, Spain; Ferring, Finland; Ferring, France; Ferring, Georgia; Ferring, Greece; Ferring, Hong Kong; Ferring, Ireland; Ferring, Israel; Ferring, Iceland; Ferring, Italy; Ferring, Kuwait; Ferring, Lithuania; Ferring, Latvia; Ferring, Malta; Ferring, Mexico; Ferring, Malaysia; Ferring, Netherlands; Ferring, Norway; Ferring, Oman; Ferring, Philippines; Ferring, Poland; Ferring, Portugal; Ferring, Serbia; Ferring, Sweden; Ferring, Slovakia; Ferring, Thailand; Ferring, Tunisia; Ferring, Tunisia; Ferring, Turkey; Ferring, Taiwan; Ferring, South Africa; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria; Ferring Arzneimittel, Romania; Ferring Hellas Mepe, Cyprus; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Singapore; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Vietnam; Globalex, Estonia; Kyorin Pharmaceutical, Japan; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Orifarm, Netherlands; Pharbil Pharma, Lebanon; Pharmaco, New Zealand; Shire, United States - Pentasa 1 g
Ferring, Hungary - Pentasa 1 g retard
Ferring, Hungary - Pentasa 1000mg
Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Luxembourg - Pentasa 10mg/ml
Ferring, Luxembourg - Pentasa 1g
Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria - Pentasa 2 g retard
Ferring, Hungary - Pentasa 2000mg
Ferring, Luxembourg - Pentasa 2g
Ferring, Switzerland - Pentasa 4 g retard
Ferring, Hungary - Pentasa 500mg
Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Luxembourg - Pentasa Mesalazine
Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Ferring, Malta - Pentasa Prolonged Release
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; Pharmaco, New Zealand - Pentasa retard 1 g
Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria - Pentasa retard 2 g
Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria - Pentasa retard 500 mg
Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria - Pentasa Slow Release
Ferring, Czech Republic; Ferring, Slovakia; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom - Pentasa Slow Release 1g
Ferring, Israel - Pentasa Slow Release 2g
Ferring, Israel - Pentasa Slow Release 500mg
Ferring, Israel - Pentasa Xtend
Ferring, Tunisia - Pentasa Xtend 2g
Ferring, Germany - Plimage
Farmaceutici T.S., Italy - Proctasacol
Giuliani, Italy - Rafassal 1.5g
Dr. Falk, Israel - Rafassal 1g
Rafa, Israel - Rafassal 3g
Dr. Falk, Israel - Rafassal 4g
Rafa, Israel - Rafassal 500mg
Rafa, Israel - Resna
Lukoll, Peru - Rowasa
Abbott, Tunisia; Mylan, United States; Teofarma, France - Salazine
Johnson, Taiwan; Pharaonia, Egypt - Salofalk
A. Menarini, Thailand; Aerosol-Service, Russian Federation; Aptalis Pharma Canada Inc., Canada; ARIS, Turkey; Biotoscana, Argentina; Biotoscana, Peru; Biotoscana Farma, Chile; Darya-Varia/Dr Falk, Indonesia; Dr Falk, Spain; Dr Falk, Hong Kong; Dr. Falk, Bulgaria; Dr. Falk, Egypt; Dr. Falk, Lithuania; Dr. Falk, Macedonia; Dr. Falk, Malta; Dr. Falk, Norway; Dr. Falk, Portugal; Dr. Falk Pharma, Czech Republic; Dr. Falk Pharma, Estonia; Dr. Falk Pharma, Ireland; Dr. Falk Pharma, Poland; Dr. Falk Pharma, Serbia; Dr. Falk Pharma, Slovenia; Dr. Falk Pharma Benelux, Netherlands; Dr. Falk Pharma UK, United Kingdom; Euro Registratie, Netherlands; Ewopharma, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Falk, China; Falk, Malaysia; Falk, Philippines; Falk, Romania; Falk, Singapore; Falk, Slovakia; Falk Pharma, Lebanon; Falk Pharma GmbH, Latvia; Farmasa Schwabe, Mexico; Ferrer-Galenica, Greece; Gramón Bagó, Uruguay; Limedika, Lithuania; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Orphan, Australia; Orphan, South Africa; Vifor, Finland; Vifor, Sweden; Vifor Pharma, Denmark; Würth, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Salofalk 1 g
Dr. Falk, Hungary - Salofalk 1,5g
Falk, Germany; Vifor, Switzerland - Salofalk 1.5 g
Dr. Falk, Hungary - Salofalk 1000mg
Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria; Falk, Germany; Gramón Bagó, Uruguay; Vifor, Switzerland - Salofalk 1g
Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria; Falk, Germany; Vifor, Switzerland - Salofalk 2 g/30 ml
Dr. Falk, Hungary - Salofalk 250
Dr. Falk Pharma, Serbia - Salofalk 250 mg
Dr. Falk, Hungary - Salofalk 250mg
Falk, Germany; Vifor, Switzerland - Salofalk 2g
Vifor, Switzerland - Salofalk 2g/30ml
Falk, Germany - Salofalk 3 g
Dr. Falk, Hungary - Salofalk 3g
Falk, Germany; Vifor, Switzerland - Salofalk 4 g
Dr. Falk, Hungary; Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria - Salofalk 4g
Gramón Bagó, Uruguay; Vifor, Switzerland - Salofalk 4g/60ml
Falk, Germany - Salofalk 500
Dr. Falk Pharma, Serbia - Salofalk 500 mg
Dr. Falk, Hungary - Salofalk 500mg
Dr. Falk Pharma, Austria; Falk, Germany; Gramón Bagó, Uruguay; Vifor, Switzerland - Salofalk EC
Dr. Falk Pharma, Cyprus - Salofalk PR
Dr. Falk Pharma UK, United Kingdom - Salozinal
Pro.Med.CS, Czech Republic - sfRowasa
Alaven, United States - Srafikol
Replek Farm, Georgia - Sulimax
Garmisch, Colombia - Suprimal
Eurostaga, Ecuador - Supsidine
Elifarma, Paraguay - Teva-5 ASA
Teva Canada, Canada - Walasa
Wallace, India - Xalazin 500 mg
Astellas, Hungary - Xalazina
HLB Pharma, Argentina; HLB Pharma, Uruguay - Yolecol
Takeda, Argentina
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
| USAN | United States Adopted Name |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
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