How effective is Mesalamine for Colitis? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.3/5 Long term ratings: 3.8/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Mesalamine (mesalamine) is for Colitis and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 21 Mesalamine users and is updated continuously.
What is Mesalamine?
Mesalamine has active ingredients of mesalamine. It is often used in ulcerative colitis. eHealthMe is studying from 28,053 Mesalamine users. Check the latest studies of Mesalamine.
What is Colitis?
Colitis (inflammation of colon) is found to be associated with 1,592 drugs and 1,528 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Colitis.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
21 people are studied for taking Mesalamine in Colitis
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Mesalamine effectiveness for Colitis (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 2
- somewhat: 4
- moderate: 5
- high: 5
- very high: 5
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 2
- moderate: 3
- high: 4
- very high: 4
Gender of people who take Mesalamine for Colitis *:
- female: 61.9 %
- male: 38.1 %
Age of people who take Mesalamine for Colitis *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 9.52 %
- 30-39: 14.29 %
- 40-49: 42.86 %
- 50-59: 4.76 %
- 60+: 28.57 %
Who find Mesalamine more effective for Colitis?
Gender of people who take Mesalamine for Colitis *:
- female: 60 %
- male: 40 %
Age of people who take Mesalamine for Colitis *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 10 %
- 30-39: 10 %
- 40-49: 40 %
- 50-59: 10 %
- 60+: 30 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Mesalamine?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Mesalamine safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Mesalamine (28,053 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Colitis (53,790 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on mesalamine (the active ingredients of Mesalamine) and Mesalamine (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.
If you use this eHealthMe study on publication, please acknowledge it with a citation: study title, URL, accessed date.
Recent studies on eHealthMe:
- Could Lipoic Acid cause Ear Discomfort? - now
- Drug interactions of Botox and Detrol - 4 seconds ago
- Could Kytril cause Ovarian Cancer? - 10 seconds ago
- Could Cartia Xt cause Acne Aggravated? - 12 seconds ago
- Drug interactions of Robaxin-750 and Oxycodone - 22 seconds ago
- Could Claritin-D cause Aggression? - 23 seconds ago
- Ovral vs. Ortho Cyclen-21, side effect and effectiveness comparison - 25 seconds ago
- Could Amlodipine cause Rashes? - 30 seconds ago
- Drug interactions of Cialis and Methotrexate - 35 seconds ago
- Could Estradiol cause Smell - Impaired? - 39 seconds ago