The team explored 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) as a safer way to control C. albicans in the gut. 5-ASA, also known as mesalamine, is an anti-inflammatory drug. It is used to treat inflammatory ...

Sulfasalazine and mesalazine (also known as mesalamine; 5-aminosalicylic acid) preparations have for many years been used for the treatment of IBD (i.e. ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease ...

(Gastroenterology) Combing 5-aminosalicylic acid with ustekinumab (Stelara) did not appear to provide a clinical benefit in IBD, claims data suggested. (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases) Meanwhile ...

and 5-aminosalicylic acid (1.50–2.25 g daily). At 3 weeks, 16 patients (80%) were judged (by colonoscopy findings) to be responders, 11 (55%) of these had achieved clinical remission.