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Aminosalicylic acid is sold in the [[United States]] by [[Jacobus Pharmaceutical]] as '''Paser'''. [[Mesalazine]] (5-aminosalicylic acid) is a closely related compound that also has medical uses. | Aminosalicylic acid is sold in the [[United States]] by [[Jacobus Pharmaceutical]] as '''Paser'''. [[Mesalazine]] (5-aminosalicylic acid) is a closely related compound that also has medical uses. | ||
==Category== | ==Category== | ||
Antimycobacterial | |||
==US Brand Names== | ==US Brand Names== | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 24 December 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ;Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Chetan Lokhande, M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Aminosalicylic acid, also known as para-aminosalicylic acid, p-aminosalicylic acid or 4-aminosalicylic acid; abbreviated 4-ASA, PAS or P, is an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis. It has been use for over forty years in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), where it has shown greater potency in Crohn's disease. It is thought to act via NF-κB (nuclear factor-kappa B) inhibition and free radical scavenging.
Aminosalicylic acid is sold in the United States by Jacobus Pharmaceutical as Paser. Mesalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid) is a closely related compound that also has medical uses.
Category
Antimycobacterial
US Brand Names
FDA Package Insert
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