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Medicines containing active substance Mesalazine

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 43 medicines with the active substance mesalazine.

Medicines containing only mesalazine

MedicineLegal category
Asacol 800 mg MR tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Mesalazine 1 g suppositories, Pentasa 1 g suppositories Prescription only (POM)
Mesalazine Tillotts 1 g suppositories SPC Prescription only (POM)
Mesalazine Tillotts 400 mg modified-release tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Mesalazine Tillotts 800 mg modified-release tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Mezavant XL 1200 mg gastro-resistant prolonged-release tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Octasa 1 g suppositories SPC Prescription only (POM)
Octasa 1600 mg modified-release tablets Prescription only (POM)
Octasa 400 mg MR tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Octasa 800 mg MR tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa 1 g Slow release tablets Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa 1 g suppositories Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa 1 g suppositories, Mesalazine 1 g suppositories Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa 500 mg Slow release tablets Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa Mesalazine 1 g enema Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa Mesalazine enema 1 g SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa Prolong 500 mg tablets –
Pentasa prolonged release granules 2 g sachet Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa sachet 1 g prolonged release granules Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa sachet 4 g prolonged-release granules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa sachets 2 g prolonged-release granules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa Slow release 500 mg tablets SPC –
Pentasa Slow release tablets 1 g SPC –
Pentasa Slow release tablets 500 mg SPC –
Pentasa Suppoitories 1 g –
Pentasa suppositories 1 g SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pentasa1g Slow release tablets –
Salcrozine 1000 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salcrozine 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salcrozine 500 mg suppositories SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 1 g gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 1 g suppositories SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 1 g/actuation rectal foam SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 1.5 g gastro-resistant prolonged release granules Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 1000 mg gastro-resistant prolonged-release granules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 3 g gastro-resistant prolonged-release granules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 500 mg gastro-resistant prolonged-release granules SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 500 mg gastro-resistant tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk 500 mg suppositories SPC Prescription only (POM)
Salofalk enema 2 g SPC Prescription only (POM)
Zyduco XL 1200 mg gastro-resistant prolonged-release tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Asacol 400 mg MR tablets SPC no longer supplied –
Salofalk 250 mg tablets SPC not available –

ATC groups

The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.

Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.