2014年5月12日 · I have been on Pentasa since Feb 2014, it has helped some but my GI has continued to have to add medications. While Pentasa is not quite so scary to take than some of the others, I feel I'm going to need a change. My Crohn's is in the small intestine with D and not constipation. I'm glad I started on something a little less scary.

2011年9月22日 · Maybe your PPI was allowing the Pentasa to hit just the right spot and once you stopped, because your gastric acid increased, the Pentasa was being released higher in your system. 2. Maybe it is dietary related and when your ability to digest certain foods changed because of the higher gastic acid levels, whatever was being digested was hated ...

2006年2月13日 · Pentasa Pentasa is a capsule consisting of small spheres containing 5-ASA. Pentasa is sulfa-free. As the capsule travels down the intestines, the 5-ASA inside the spheres is released slowly into the intestine. Unlike Asacol, the active drug 5-ASA in Pentasa is released into the small intestine as well as the colon.

2014年1月7日 · Pentasa is a glorified anti-inflammatory, whereas Imuran is an immunosuppressant that's very successful at keeping you in remission. So basically: Pentasa treats the symptoms, Imuran tries to actually treat the cause and keep your immune system from attacking itself in the first place.

2019年9月25日 · I've been taking Pentasa capsules 500mg (4) twice daily, for the past 11 years, for Crohn's. Due to cost of the capsules, I'm having to switch to the tablets which are 500 mg, as well. Are there any differences, as far as effectiveness or anything else, …

2012年2月18日 · Pentasa and Lialda are both mesalamine but they have different points where the are released and become active (based on pH). Penatasa becomes active in the small bowel and Lialda becomes active at the ileum - the end of the small bowel and in the colon. So if you have extensive small bowel disease Pentasa was probably better for you.

2014年1月8日 · Tests have shown kidneys are ok. Can the Pentasa effect the colour of urine and cause this side effect - toilet sometimes looks like the bathroom from Psycho the movie. I also wonder if the Pentasa in the urine may be reacting to cleaning chemical used in the toilet. I have seen 3 gastroentologists, Urologist and gynecologist.

2007年6月20日 · The Pentasa capsule was way to big for our son to swallow, so we opened up the capsule and he swallowed the little granules that were inside the capsule. His GI specialist thought that that would undermine the effectiveness of …

2010年4月30日 · Prasco prepared to launch an Authorized Generic for PENTASA® if PENTASA® becomes genericized. CINCINNATI, OHIO; February 22, 2011 — Prasco Laboratories announced today it has signed a distribution and supply agreement with Shire US Manufacturing, Inc. for mesalamine controlled-release capsules.

2009年8月3日 · I got a prescription for Pentasa 1000mg 2x/day last Thursday from a new GI doc, who suspects I may have some form of IBD. Unfortunately, it gives me such massive headaches & ringing in the ears, I just can't keep taking it. In addition, if anything it may be making my gut hurt MORE. I even tried backing down to 500mg 2x/day, still miserable.