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Posted 5/22/2013 5:20 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone, I just switched from regular Asacol 400mg to Delzicol 400mg. I wanted to know if anyone has had any positive experiences with the switch? I was doing good with Asacol so am a tad bit anxious about taking the new formulation. There hasn't been much talk about it yet so if anyone has been taking it longer than me, please chime in. Thanks!
Posted 5/22/2013 9:46 AM (GMT 0)
There is a thread I think it is called Asacol is being discontinued. Several people on that thread had started the new med you mentioned. Sorry I don't know how to link it. It is several pages long.
Posted 5/22/2013 12:54 PM (GMT 0)
I assume you know that Delzicol is nothing but an Asacol pill put into a capsule that dissolves in the stomach, hence making it nothing more than a regular Asacol pill from that point on.
Posted 5/22/2013 12:59 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the responses. Yea, ive read thoose threads but it sounds like some people had negative reactions to it. Well i took it last night so i guess i can find out if it works the hard way. Anyone else taking it?
Posted 5/22/2013 5:26 PM (GMT 0)
I spoke with my nurse practitioner today who was VERY upset about the whole Delzicol debacle and is just sick over the whole thing. She affirmed what I had heard that the new pill is just an Asacol pill inside a capsule and that it's causing problems in patients because the Asacol pill is formulated to break down in a ph of 7, whereas the capsules are not, so many times the capsules are passed whole and you don't get any of the medicine. She agreed that the only reason the company is doing this is to keep a generic from being made so they don't lose any money. I asked her if taking the pill out of the capsule and swallowing the pill would be the same as taking an Asacol 400mg and she said that it was. I asked if she told her patients this and she said that she steers clear of even prescribing this drug to her patients because she doesn't want the company receiving a dime from her patients for that drug. I enjoyed seeing such spunk and stick-it-to-'em attitude from a medical health professional! :-)
Posted 5/22/2013 9:05 PM (GMT 0)
Wow, I don't know if I would take the Asacol out of the capsule but if it is the same thing, that's something to think about. Man.....maybe I should just switch to Asacol HD. Well I've taken 2 doses of the Delzicol so far and I feel ok. I will update when I get any negative or positive (no change) results. Thanks Meredith!
Posted 5/22/2013 10:23 PM (GMT 0)
Just out of spite, i'd not take it if it were to be in Canada...better options than that for sure.

q
Posted 5/23/2013 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
The capsule that Delzicol comes in will disintegrate in a little over a minute in your mouth. I have not had any bad effects and have taken for a month. I do take it out of the capsule before i take it. I was nervous to take it to but did not have a choice.
Posted 5/23/2013 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
sounds like the Emperor's new clothes syndrome....


q
Posted 5/23/2013 2:46 AM (GMT 0)
:-)
Posted 5/23/2013 4:03 AM (GMT 0)
I think Warner Chillcot who makes Delzicol is scum, but no way the pill is passing out of people un-melted. Whatever the nurse was saying, Meredith610 misunderstood that part.
Posted 5/23/2013 5:40 AM (GMT 0)
I actually put the pill in a glass of water and the capsule dissolved shortly. So i just took it with the capsule on, unless the capsule has some high tech coating that dissolves in water and not in stomach acid. Im glad its working for you kidvt! Encouraging for me.
Posted 5/23/2013 11:06 AM (GMT 0)
She is a nurse practitioner and she didn't say that it happened to every patient. If it doesn't for you, awesome!
Posted 5/23/2013 1:26 PM (GMT 0)
Per www.delzicol.com

Delzicol site said...
But, in addition, Delzicol: Is a capsule formation. Some studies have shown that capsules are perceived as easier to swallow compared to tablets


It has a reference to studies supporting the capsule comment except the studies used pills that were the same size and shape both as a capsule and as a tablet. Delzicol is clearly larger than Asacol.
Posted 6/8/2013 7:11 PM (GMT 0)
(posted in another thread too) Hey everyone, I have been taking Delzicol for about 3 weeks now. I feel fine and it's working great. I can't speak for everyone, but it seems the same as regular 400mg Asacol, if not better. I was taking 3600mg of regular Asacol, now I am taking 2400mg of Delzicol. I really don't understand why someone posted the taste is horrible....there is no taste. It's just a coating that dissolves in water in like a minute. I found that if you have the pills in your mouth and swish some water around the pills before you swallow they are less "sticky" and the pills will go down easy.

My insurance covers Delzicol so for me it works. I just wanted to let you guys know, that so far I have had a normal positive experience with it. Let me know if you have any questions. I'm going to post this in my other thread about Delzicol in case there are some worried people out there with the recent switcharoo.
Posted 7/15/2013 1:05 PM (GMT 0)

I spoke to my pharmacist and I asked her what was the deal with the tablet in the capsule & she told me it was for patent reasons. mad

Posted 7/15/2013 6:20 PM (GMT 0)
seems the common consensus. I find it strange that asacol generic is in Canada and not in the US. Isn't ASacol patent Asacol everywhere?

At least there are many alternatives...

q
Posted 7/27/2013 4:00 PM (GMT 0)
Here is a short video I made of me taking apart the new drug, looks like a regular asacol tablet inside.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIUYFg7wGj8
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