5-Aminosalicylate (5-ASA) for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35397
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nova Scotia Collaborative IBD Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1483
- Available Online
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5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) is a medication often used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It helps to controll active ulcerative colitis, or Crohn’s colitis and keep mild to moderate ulcerative colitis in remission (period of recovery). Topics include: what does 5-ASA do, which 5-ASA you should take, how to take 5-ASA, what other medications you can take, and how 5-ASA will help. The pamphlet also describes side effects and how long you will need to take 5-ASA.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nova Scotia Collaborative IBD Program
- Alternate Title
- 5-Aminosalicylate (5-ASA) for IBD
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (5 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - drug therapy
- Crohn Disease - drug therapy
- Colitis - drug therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Inflammatory bowel diseases
- Crohn's disease
- Colitis
- Abstract
- 5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) is a medication often used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It helps to controll active ulcerative colitis, or Crohn’s colitis and keep mild to moderate ulcerative colitis in remission (period of recovery). Topics include: what does 5-ASA do, which 5-ASA you should take, how to take 5-ASA, what other medications you can take, and how 5-ASA will help. The pamphlet also describes side effects and how long you will need to take 5-ASA.
- Notes
- Previous title: 5-Aminosalicylate (5-ASA)
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Nova Scotia Collaborative IBD Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1483
