"Mesalamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An anti-inflammatory agent, structurally related to the SALICYLATES, which is active in INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. It is considered to be the active moiety of SULPHASALAZINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019804
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.223.100.050.300.500 D02.241.223.100.300.595.100.540 D02.241.511.390.595.100.540 D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.452.750 D02.455.426.559.389.127.281.595.100.540 D02.455.426.559.389.657.410.595.100.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Mesalamine- Mesalamine
- Mesalazine
- m-Aminosalicylic Acid
- m Aminosalicylic Acid
- 5-Aminosalicylic Acid
- 5 Aminosalicylic Acid
- meta-Aminosalicylic Acid
- meta Aminosalicylic Acid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesalamine" by people in Profiles.
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Naessens D, Cameron C, Hoaglin DC. Network Meta-analysis of Ulcerative Colitis Pharmacotherapies: Carryover Effects From Induction and Bias of the Results. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 10; 19(10):2219-2221.
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Baker WL, Saulsberry WJ, Elliott K, Parker MW. Cardiac MRI-confirmed mesalamine-induced myocarditis. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Sep 04; 2015.
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Samnaliev M, Lightdale JR. On the cost-effectiveness of the use of probiotics in inflammatory bowel disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Nov; 53(5):473.
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Moss AC, Chaudhary N, Tukey M, Junior J, Cury D, Falchuk KR, Cheifetz AS. Impact of a patient-support program on mesalamine adherence in patients with ulcerative colitis--a prospective study. J Crohns Colitis. 2010 Jun; 4(2):171-5.