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May 20, 1988
                			
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				Mesalamine For Ulcerative Colitis
May 20, 1988 (Issue: 766)
				Mesalamine (Rowasa - Reid-Rowell), probably better known as 5-aminosalicylic  acid (5-ASA) and also called mesalazine in some other countries, was recently  marketed in the USA as an enema for treatment of mild to moderate distal ulcerative  colitis,...more
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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