PENTASA | MESALAZINE

Mesalazine tablets are used for the treatment of mild to moderate attacks of ulcerative colitis and to help maintain freedom from further attacks.

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Intestinal anti-inflammatory agent.

Mesalazine tablets release the active ingredient slowly which then acts locally to reduce the inflammation and help relieve or stop the pain.

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease in which the lining of the intestine becomes inflamed and develops many tiny breaks in its surface (ulcers) which may bleed.

Please refer to the instructions on the prescription established by your medical doctor.

Adults

To treat an attack of colitis, your doctor will usually prescribe a dose of up to 4g mesalazine a day to be taken as eight 500mg tablets or four 1g tablets, once a day or in two or three divided doses.

To help maintain freedom from further attacks, your doctor will usually prescribe a dose of 2g mesalazine a day, to be taken as four 500mg tablets or two 1g tablets, once a day.

Use in children and adolescents -Children 6 years of age and older:

The dose for children will be calculated by your doctor and depends on the child’s weight. It is generally recommended that half the adult dose is given to children up to 40 kg of body weight and the normal adult dose to children above 40 kg of body weight.

You should take the tablets orally (by mouth) either whole or broken up, they should not be crushed or chewed. If you have difficulty swallowing the tablets you can disperse them in a small quantity of cold water (approximately 50ml) then stir and drink immediately.