| abstract |
A drug used to treat non-inflammatory and non-infectious intestinal conditions, such as irritable bowel, constipation, non-ulcerative dyspepsia, gastroesophageal reflux, with or without esophagitis, and diverticular disease, this drug comprising a derivative salicylic acid, such as salazosulfapyridine, or 5-aminosalicylic acid, or 4-aminosalicylic acid or benzalazine, or a combination of two or more of these derivatives. The treatment for these conditions is to take the medication orally to provide a dosage level of the salicylic acid derivative of between about 200 mg and 18 g per day. |