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How to Take Lialda
The once-daily route to remission
Because once-daily Lialda helps reduce the pill burden of UC treatment, taking Lialda may easily fit into your routine.
With Lialda, you can benefit from a full dose of mesalamine with as few as 2 tablets taken once daily with a meal.
Swallow Lialda tablets whole. Do not chew, break or crush them.
We have created a Medication Tracker to help you keep track of taking your Lialda and to help you take your Lialda every day. The tracker contains a convenient 12-month calendar that lets you mark off each day you have taken your Lialda tablets. You can also write in notes that may be helpful to you and that can be shared with your doctor when discussing your UC.
Click here to download the full Medication Tracker PDF.
Before you start Lialda
Tell your doctor if you:
- Are allergic to sulfasalazine, salicylates or mesalamine
- Have kidney disease or liver disease
- Are pregnant, intend to become pregnant or are breastfeeding
- Are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
- Are taking either of the following medications:
– azathioprine
– 6-mercaptopurine
Tell your doctor about all your medicines, including over-the-counter drugs, vitamins and herbal products.
Side Effects
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You should not take Lialda if you are allergic to salicylates (including mesalamine or aspirin) or to any of the ingredients of Lialda. Tell your doctor if you have a stomach blockage or are allergic to sulfasalazine. Mesalamine has been associated with a syndrome that may be difficult to distinguish from an ulcerative colitis flare-up. If you experience cramping, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, fever, headache or rash, talk to your doctor immediately. Some patients taking mesalamine have reported heart-related hypersensitivity reactions, such as inflammation of the heart muscle and inflammation of the lining of the heart. Tell your doctor if you have problems with your liver or kidneys. In worldwide clinical trials, Lialda was generally well tolerated. The most common adverse events were headache and flatulence. As with other medications, some serious side effects may occur. Less than 1% of patients experienced inflammation of the pancreas, which led to discontinuation of therapy with Lialda. Please see Lialda Full Prescribing Information Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe | For Health Care Professionals
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