Dipentum

Active Ingredient(s): Olsalazine
FDA Approved: * July 31, 1990
Pharm Company: * UCB INC
Category: Anti-Inflammatory

Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory medication used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.[2][3] It is sold under the brand name Dipentum.[4] Olsalazine itself is a pro-drug of mesalazine (5-aminosalicyclic acid or 5-ASA) and is not absorbed in the small intestine. Instead it continues through to the colon where it is cleaved into two molecules of 5-ASA by azoreductases produced by colonic bacteria. Olsalazine thus exerts its anti-inflammatory e... [wikipedia]

* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.
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Dosage List

Dipentum DIPENTUM;250;mg
Dipentum 250 mg Oral Capsule
NDC: 53014-726
Labeler:
Ucb, Inc.
Dipentum DIPENTUM;250;mg
Dipentum 250 mg Oral Capsule
NDC: 68220-160
Labeler:
Alaven Pharmaceutical LLC
Dipentum DIPENTUM;250;mg
Dipentum 250 mg Oral Capsule, Gelatin Coated
NDC: 68151-3120
Labeler:
Carilion Materials Management
Dipentum 250 mg Oral Capsule, Gelatin Coated
NDC: 0037-6860
Labeler:
Meda Pharmaceuticals
Dipentum 250 mg Oral Capsule, Gelatin Coated
NDC: 68151-0312
Labeler:
Carilion Materials Management

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