balsalazide

balsalazide

 [bal-sal´ah-zīd]

a prodrug of the antiinflammatory mesalamine, to which it is converted in the colon; administered orally as the disodium salt in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

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balsalazide

Colazal^® Internal medicine An agent that delivers concentrated 5-aminosalicylic acid to the colonic mucosa in Pts with ulcerative colitis. See Ulcerative colitis.

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balsalazide

A drug used in the treatment of ULCERATIVE COLITIS. A brand name is Colazide.

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