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Asacol (mesalamine) delayed-release tablets

Detailed View: Safety Labeling Changes Approved By FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) -- September 2009

 

Summary View

 

PRECAUTIONS

Use in Hepatic Impairment  
  • There have been reports of hepatic failure in patients with pre-existing liver disease who have been administered mesalamine.  Caution should be exercised when administering Asacol to patients with liver disease.
Information for Patients
  • (reworded) taking care not to break cut, or chew the  tablets, because the coating is an important part of the delayed-release formulation.

 

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