The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE831
November 16, 1990
Olsalazine
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Olsalazine
November 16, 1990 (Issue: 831)
Olsalazine sodium (Dipentum - Pharmacia), a dimer (two molecules linked by an azo bond) of 5-aminosalicylic acid, was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for oral use to maintain remission of ulcerative colitis in adult...more
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