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Asacol and Pentasa
Identifier
005415
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Mesalazine is also known as Mesalamine or 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA). It is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat inflammation of the digestive tract, IBS, ulcerative colitis and mild-to-moderate Crohn's disease. It is a derivative of salicylic acid. It is marketed under a variety of brand names:
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UK: Asacol , Ipocal, Pentasa, Salofalk, Mezavant XL
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Ireland: Asacolon, Pentasa, Salofalk, Mezavant XL
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France: Asacol, Pentasa, Mezavant
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US: Canasa, Rowasa, Pentasa, Asacol, Lialda, Apriso,Salofalk
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Canada: Asacol, Pentasa, Salofalk, Mezavant
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India: Mesacol
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Mexico: Salofalk
Side effects [apart from the hallucinations] include
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Diarrhea
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Nausea
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Cramping
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Flatulence
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Headache
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Exacerbation of the colitis
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Hypersensitivity reactions (including rash, urticaria aka hives, interstitial nephritis and lupus erythematosus-like syndrome)
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Hair Loss
Rare side effects include:
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Acute pancreatitis
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Hepatitis
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Nephrotic syndrome
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Blood disorders (including agranulocytosis, aplastic anaemia, leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia)
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Allergic lung reactions
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Allergic myocarditis
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Methaemoglobinaemia
On Jan, 19, 2017 11,172 people reported to have side effects when taking Asacol. Among them, 43 people (0.38%) have Hallucination
Female | Male | |
Hallucination | 79.55% | 20.45% |
Age of people who have Hallucination when taking Asacol :
0-1 | 2-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60+ | |
Hallucination | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.50% | 0.00% | 2.50% | 62.50% | 0.00% | 32.50% |
On Aug, 15, 2015: 5,123 people reported to have side effects when taking Mesalamine. Among them, 7 people (0.14%) have Hallucination.
On Oct, 23, 2017 11,260 people reported to have side effects when taking Pentasa.
Among them, 36 people (0.32%) have Hallucination
On Sep, 24, 2017 11,260 people reported to have side effects when taking Pentasa.
Among them, 84 people (0.75%) have Death