Delzicol Dosage
Generic name: mesalamine
Dosage form: oral delayed-release capsule
Drug class: 5-aminosalicylates
Medically reviewed by A Ras MD.
Recommended Adult Dosing
Dosage forms: DR CAP: 400 mg
Ulcerative colitis, mild-moderate active
- [800 mg PO tid x6wk]
- Info: may open cap, but do not cut/crush/chew/dissolve contents
Ulcerative colitis, maintenance tx
- [1600 mg/day PO divided bid-qid]
- Info: may open cap, but do not cut/crush/chew/dissolve contents
Renal dosing
- renal impairment: not defined, caution advised
- HD/PD: not defined, caution advised
Hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
- hepatic impairment: caution advised
Recommended Peds Dosing
- Dosage forms: DR CAP: 400 mg
Ulcerative colitis, mild-moderate active
- [5 yo and older, 17-32.9 kg]
- Dose: 36-71 mg/kg/day divided bid x6wk; Max: 1.2 g/day; Info: may open cap, but do not cut/crush/chew/dissolve contents
- [5 yo and older, 33-53.9 kg]
- Dose: 37-61 mg/kg/day divided bid x6wk; Max: 2 g/day; Info: may open cap, but do not cut/crush/chew/dissolve contents
- [5 yo and older, 54-90 kg]
- Dose: 27-44 mg/kg/day divided bid x6wk; Max: 2.4 g/day; Info: may open cap, but do not cut/crush/chew/dissolve contents
Renal dosing
- renal impairment: not defined, caution advised
- HD/PD: not defined, caution advised
Hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
- hepatic impairment: caution advised
SRC: NLM .