Aminosalicylate
An aminosalicylate is a class of medications that is often used to treat ulcerative colitis[1] and Crohn's disease. The class includes among others:[1]
- 4-Aminosalicylic acid
- Balsalazide
- Olsalazine
- Sulfasalazine
- Mesalazine (5-Aminosalicylic acid)
Side effects may include abdominal pain, diarrhea, headaches, and nausea.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Ulcerative Colitis". NIDDK. September 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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Antidiarrheals, intestinal anti-inflammatory and anti-infective agents (A07)
- Oral rehydration therapy
- Antibiotics
- Amphotericin B
- Colistin
- Fidaxomicin
- Kanamycin
- Natamycin
- Neomycin
- Nystatin
- Paromomycin
- Polymyxin B
- Rifaximin
- Streptomycin
- Vancomycin
- Sulfonamides
- Charcoal
- Bismuth (including bismuth subsalicylate, known as Pepto-Bismol)
- Pectin
- Kaolin
- Crospovidone
- Attapulgite
- Diosmectite
- Opium tincture (laudanum)
- Codeine
- Morphine
- Camphorated opium tincture (paregoric)
- crosses BBB: Diphenoxylate (+atropine)
- Difenoxin
- does not cross BBB: Eluxadoline
- Loperamide# (+simethicone)
- #WHO-EM
- ‡Withdrawn from market
- Clinical trials:
- †Phase III
- §Never to phase III
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