Comparing Asacol HD vs Methylprednisolone
Asacol HD | Methylprednisolone |
|
---|
Asacol HD (mesalamine) | Methylprednisolone |
|
|||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescription only
Prescribed for Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Ulcerative Colitis - Active, Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Proctitis, Ulcerative Colitis. Asacol HD may also... View more |
Prescription only
Methylprednisolone effectively controls inflammation and an overactive immune system but may not be suitable for everybody. Long-term use is limited by potentially severe side effects such as... View more |
Related suggestions Ulcerative Colitis, Active
Popular comparisons
|
|||||||
More about Asacol HD (mesalamine) | More about Methylprednisolone | ||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||
Asacol HD has an average rating of 8.9 out of 10 from a total of 9 ratings on Drugs.com. 88% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Methylprednisolone has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 474 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 24% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||
Drug Class | |||||||||
Side Effects | |||||||||
See also: Asacol HD side effects in more detail. |
See also: methylprednisolone side effects in more detail. |
||||||||
Generic Availability | |||||||||
Lower cost generic approved |
Lower cost generic |
||||||||
Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
View all methylprednisolone prices |
||||||||
Dosage Forms Available | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||
Brand Names | |||||||||
Other mesalamine brands include: Apriso, Asacol, Canasa, Canasa Pac, Delzicol, Lialda, Pentasa, Rowasa, Rowasa Sulfite Free, Zaldyon View more | Depo-Medrol, Medrol, Medrol Dosepak, MethylPREDNISolone Dose Pack, Solu-Medrol | ||||||||
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. | |||||||||
10 hours |
3.5 hours |
||||||||
CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||
Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
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 C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Excluding First Trimester
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
First Trimester See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||
Drug Interactions | |||||||||
A total of 120 drugs are known to interact with Asacol HD:
|
A total of 592 drugs are known to interact with methylprednisolone:
|
||||||||
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
|
||||||||
Disease Interactions | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
First Approval Date | |||||||||
May 29, 2008 |
October 24, 1957 |
||||||||
WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||
N/A |
|||||||||
More Information | |||||||||
Patient resources | |||||||||
Professional Resources | |||||||||
Related Treatment Guide | |||||||||
|
** 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.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.