Thanks for the replies. No, there's no one but me to do this and it unfortunately needs to be done with the right hand but I wouldn't want to ruin the other hand the same way over time anyway. I will...
I've been using mesalamine enemas every night for years to successfully treat the inflammation in the lowest part of the colon, but all that squeezing has now resulted in arthritis of my forefinger,...
I don't think Asacol has been discontinued in Canada, but to get it from a reputable pharmacy (like Walmart in Canada) it won't be cheap. Not nearly as much money as in the US, but more money than a...
Hi canadachick, i gotta say that is bizarre. My understanding has always been that the red coating is the special coating that allows asacol to get to the colon before working. That would be some...
Those of you who already have delzicol and say inside the capsule is something that looks like an asacol tablet, I'm curious, do you mean exactly like an asacol tablet, with the red coating, or is it...
Hi canadachick, do the tablets inside the delzicol capsules have the red coating that asacol did?...
Thanks Old Hat for telling us about Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, I think it's a great idea to contact them. I am astonished to discover my insurance company, Humana (medicare drug...
I read a bunch of stuff online about the phalates(sp?) in asacol, and my impression was it's what's preventing new generics being made going forward, but the FDA wasn't telling the company to...
BTW, here's an interesting thread on a board where pharmaceutical sales reps chat. They don't seem to have a lot of confidence in it. http://www.cafepharma.com/boards/showthread.php?t=522797...
Hi everyone, To those who already have filled a delzicol prescription, it would be great if you could keep us informed as you switch over as to how the transition goes. I heard about this about a...