• If you have an allergy to mesalamine, salicylates, sulfasalazine, or any other part of this medicine.
• If you have a sulfite allergy, talk with healthcare provider.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• If you are breast-feeding.
• Use prescription as directed, even if feeling better.
• Mezavant® and Lialda™: Take with a meal.
• Take this medicine with a full glass of water.
• Swallow tablet or capsule whole. Do not chew, break, or crush.
• Use suppository or suspension rectally.
• Shake suspension well before use.
• Keep suspension in rectum as long as possible.
• Take foil off rectal suppository and insert pointed end first. Do not handle too much. Keep in rectum for at least 3 hours.
• You could be on both a tablet or capsule and a rectal product at the same time.
• Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
• If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your regular schedule.
• Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
• Do not change dose or stop medicine. Talk with healthcare provider.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• Check blood work (kidney function) regularly. Talk with healthcare provider.
• If you are taking a blood thinner, check blood work (prothrombin time/INR). Talk with healthcare provider.
• Follow up with healthcare provider.
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• This medicine is used to treat mild to moderate disease at the far end of the colon.
• This medicine is used to treat ulcerative colitis.
Oral:
• Store at room temperature.
• Protect from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.
Rectal:
• Store rectal suspension in foil until ready to use. Do not refrigerate.
• Protect rectal suspension from heat.
• Protect rectal suspension from light.
• Do not use if suspension changes color.
• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Most medicines can be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
• If you are 65 or older, use this medicine with caution. You could have more side effects.
• If you have PKU, talk with healthcare provider. Some products do contain phenylalanine.
• If you have kidney disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have an inflamed pancreas, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have an inflamed sac around the heart, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have liver disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have ulcer disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• The rectal medicine can stain fabric, flooring, painted surfaces, marble, granite, vinyl, and enamel.
• Do not take Apriso™ with antacids.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
• Belly pain.
• Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.
• Constipation. More liquids, regular exercise, or a fiber-containing diet may help. Talk with healthcare provider about a stool softener or laxative.
• Headache.
• Sore throat.
• Liver damage can rarely occur.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Severe belly pain or bloody diarrhea.
• Difficulty breathing.
• Chest pain or pressure.
• If you see tablet bits in the stool.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
