Description and Brand Names
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US Brand Name
- Dipentum
Descriptions
Olsalazine is used in patients who have had ulcerative colitis to prevent the condition from occurring again. It works inside the bowel by helping to reduce inflammation and other symptoms of the disease.
Olsalazine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although this use is not included in product labeling, olsalazine may be used in certain patients to treat mild or moderate ulcerative colitis.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
Portions of this document last updated: Aug. 01, 2014
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