Guest guest Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Barb Henshaw wrote: > > ..... The usual adult dosage for active disease is two 400-mg tablets > to be taken three times a day for a total daily dose of 2.4 g for a > duration of 6 weeks. ..... For maintenance > of remission of ulcerative colitis, the recommended dosage in adults is > 1.6 grams daily, in divided doses. Treatment duration in the > prospective, well-controlled trial was 6 months. > I couldn't help but chuckle over the 6 week and 6 month time frames. I've been on it for just over 12 years now! Regards, Carolyn B. in SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Barb Henshaw wrote: > > ..... The usual adult dosage for active disease is two 400-mg tablets > to be taken three times a day for a total daily dose of 2.4 g for a > duration of 6 weeks. ..... For maintenance > of remission of ulcerative colitis, the recommended dosage in adults is > 1.6 grams daily, in divided doses. Treatment duration in the > prospective, well-controlled trial was 6 months. > I couldn't help but chuckle over the 6 week and 6 month time frames. I've been on it for just over 12 years now! Regards, Carolyn B. in SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 I share that chuckle. 13 yrs at 3-250mg caps 3 times a day. Mine is Pentasa which comes in 250 mg caps. Tim L .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 I share that chuckle. 13 yrs at 3-250mg caps 3 times a day. Mine is Pentasa which comes in 250 mg caps. Tim L .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Sulfasalazine for me (the old standby Azulfadine). 30 years at 4 tablets/day (with a brief 6-month interlude on a Pentasa trial). Arne 55 - UC 1977, PSC 2000 Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of timwlong@... I share that chuckle. 13 yrs at 3-250mg caps 3 times a day. Mine is Pentasa which comes in 250 mg caps. Tim L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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