Mesalazine

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Mesalazine (INN BAN) also known as mesalamine (USAN) or 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis and mild-to-moderate Crohn’s disease.

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ATC prefix

A07

ATC suffix

EC02

CAS number

89-57-6

ChEBI

6775

DrugBank

DB00244

FDA UNII code

4Q81I59GXC

IUPAC name

5-amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid

PubChem

4075