Active Ingredient: Mesalazine
For the maintenance of surgically-induced remission of Crohn’s Disease.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
For:
Tablet, delated release oral, between 2.4 grams mesalazine and 4.8 grams mesalazine, divided daily. Afterwards, tablet, delated release oral, between 1.2 grams mesalazine and 2.4 grams mesalazine, divided daily.
For the maintenance of surgically-induced remission of Crohn’s Disease.
Maintenance of remission: 2.4 g (3 tablets) per day once daily or in divided doses.
If one or more doses have been missed, the next dose is to be taken as usual.
The gastro-resistant tablets must be swallowed whole preferably with some liquid before food intake.
For:
Tablet, delated release oral, between 30 milligrams mesalazine per kilogram of body weight and 50 milligrams mesalazine per kilogram of body weight, divided daily. The maximum allowed total dose is 75 milligrams mesalazine per kilogram of body weight daily. Afterwards, tablet, delated release oral, between 15 milligrams mesalazine per kilogram of body weight and 30 milligrams mesalazine per kilogram of body weight, divided daily.
There is only limited documentation for an effect in children (age 6-18 years).
If one or more doses have been missed, the next dose is to be taken as usual.
The gastro-resistant tablets must be swallowed whole preferably with some liquid before food intake.
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