DRUG · COUNSELLING NOTES
Mesalamine (delayed-release tablet)
Asacol 800, Octasa, Salofalk
Updated
New prescription
indication: _____. swallow whole, don't chew/crush; report whole tablets in stool; warned on allergies (salicylates, sulfasalazine); AEs: headache, abdominal pain, kidney injury; non-pharm: fluids.
Refill prescription
refilled, adherence discussed, no SEs were reported
Dose change
Dose change discussed. new dose reviewed; swallow whole, don't chew/crush; report whole tablets in stool; warned on allergies (salicylates, sulfasalazine); AEs: headache, abdominal pain, kidney injury; non-pharm: fluids.