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Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis. It is sold under the name Dipentum.The chemical name is 33′ -azobis (6-hydroxybenzoate)salicylic acid. It is sold as the disodium salt.Like balsalazide olsalazine is believed to deliver mesalazine or 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) past the small intestine directly to the large intestine which is the active site of disease in ulcerative colitis.
