Asacol vs Humira

Name: Asacol vs Humira

What are Asacol and Humira?

Asacol (mesalamine) is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat ulcerative colitis, proctitis, and proctosigmoiditis, and is also used to prevent the symptoms of ulcerative colitis from recurring.

Humira (adalimumab) is an injectable protein (antibody) used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and plaque psoriasis. Humira is also used to treat ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease after other drugs have been tried without successful treatment of symptoms.

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Reviewed on 10/6/2017 References FDA Prescribing Information
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