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Compliance and Success
Committing to your treatment plan
One university study showed that people with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) who were not compliant with their medication (meaning not taking medication as their doctor has instructed) had a 5-times greater risk of flare-ups than compliant patients.
However, if you find that you don't always take your UC medicine as your doctor has instructed, you are not alone. A recent survey conducted by the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America showed many UC patients had difficulty taking their medication as often as their doctors prescribed. While many of these patients said they simply "forgot" to take their medication, others said they needed to take their medication too many times a day and that their medication was inconvenient.
When asked to describe what they would consider an "ideal" UC medicine, some of the factors reported as "very important" by these same UC patients were:
- Medicine that worked
- Medicine without negative side effects
- Medicine in pill form, not injectable
- Medicine that didn't have to be inserted rectally
- Medicine that involved taking fewer pills, less often
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.
About Lialda
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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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