Comparable efficacy of oral 5-aminosalicylic acid (Mesasal) and sulfasalazine in maintaining ulcerative colitis in remission.
Eliakim
R
R
Department of Gastroenterology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Wengrower
D
D
Ligumsky
M
M
Rachmilewitz
D
D
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D019804:Mesalamine; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D019804:Mesalamine