Comparing Mercaptopurine vs Mesalamine
| Mercaptopurine | Mesalamine |
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| Mercaptopurine | Mesalamine |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Crohn's Disease - Active, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Intestinal Arterial Insufficiency, Ulcerative... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance, Ulcerative Colitis - Active, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Ulcerative Proctitis... View more |
Related suggestions Crohn's Disease, Maintenance
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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| More about Mercaptopurine | More about Mesalamine | ||||||||||||||||
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Mercaptopurine has an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from a total of 31 ratings on Drugs.com. 48% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
Mesalamine has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 426 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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View all Mercaptopurine side effects |
View all Mesalamine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Dosage Forms | |||||||||||||||||
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| Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
| Purinethol, Purixan | Apriso, Asacol, Asacol HD, Canasa, Canasa Pac, Delzicol, Lialda, Pentasa, Rowasa, Rowasa Sulfite Free, Zaldyon View more | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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2 hours |
10 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA 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. |
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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
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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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 295 drugs are known to interact with Mercaptopurine:
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A total of 121 drugs are known to interact with Mesalamine:
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| Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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September 11, 1953 |
December 24, 1987 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 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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