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ASACOLON 1600mg Tablets

Help get your Ulcerative Colitis patients into remission on **4.8g with three tablets, once daily*¹**

Induction at 4.8g/day

The maximum mesalazine induction dose in 3 tablets^1,2

Maintenance at 1.6g/day

70% of patients maintained remission over 6 months³

Once remission from acute exacerbation is reached, gradually reduce the dose to the maintenance dose. Continued therapy should be carefully considered in subjects not responding by week 8^**1.

*Tablets not at actual size

**If an alternative dose for maintenance treatment is considered more appropriate, other oral mesalazine formulations are available.

ASACOLON 1600mg is designed to aid adherence and can be taken with or without food^1,3,5-8
_{* ASACOLON® 1600mg tablets can be administered in divided doses if required or if this aids adherence.}

Opticore is designed to accurately deliver Asacolon 1600mg throughout the colon, including distally^5,8

OPTICORE coating

Opticore coating is designed to reliably release 4.8g of Octasa 1600mg throughout the entire colon (even distally) in three tablets for the induction of remission^1,5,8

Find out how Asacolon 1600mg works