Mesalazine

Introduction: Mesalazine

Description of Mesalazine

Mesalazine (medical condition): There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Mesalazine during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.

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Mesalazine - Teratogenic Agent:
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Mesalazine: An agent derived from sulfasalazine, an antiinflammatory agent. Mesalamine may reduce inflammation through inhibition of cyclooxygenase and prostaglandin production. Following rectal or oral administration, only a small amount of mesalamine is absorbed; the remainder, acting topically, reduces bowel inflammation, diarrhea, rectal bleeding and stomach pain. Mesalamine works as an antiinflammatory agent in treating ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease through a topical effect on the inflamed bowel. It (NCI04)
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Mesalazine as a Disease

Mesalazine: Another name for Mesalazine - Teratogenic Agent (or close medical condition association).
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Symptoms of Mesalazine (Mesalazine - Teratogenic Agent)

Some of the symptoms of Mesalazine incude:

• Pyloric stenosis

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Terms associated with Mesalazine:

Terms Similar to Mesalazine:

• 5-Aminosalicylic acid
• Fisalamine
• Mesalamine

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