Old Mike, Just hope it didn't do anything to your tendons either.....
I'm new to this thread, but I wanted to give a big warning to anyone taking Ciprofloxacin. It's not really intended to be a first line antibiotic, and it has some serious side effects; especially if...
Old Hat, Glad you got it. I would laugh, but I know it's not really funny. ManhattanMama, I always kept a bottle in reserve (glad I did); now it will take me a couple of months to get there again. I...
I was able to pick up a bottle on Wednesday. I think a lot of the warehouses have some Colazal in, but they haven't updated their system inventories yet. Salix management has expressed genuine...
Salix did the right thing to stay in compliance with their mission. Around Oct 2011 Salix was having problems with a Colazal subcontractor, and with two generic versions of Balsalazide Disodium on...
Old Hat, I know how you feel. But I guess we had better keep this "G" rated. /community/emoticons/smile.gif All I can say now is "Kudo's to Salix" /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif Colazal is Back! Colazal is currently being shipped directly from the manufacturer to wholesalers, and should be in some pharmacies by next week, (March 12 thru 17),...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif I just want to reiterate for everyone that Colazal is currently being shipped directly from the manufacturer to the wholesaler, and it should be available for most...
QuestForCure, I can't help you with Apotex; they didn't sell much of their product last time they produced it. A lot of their problem is in the way they market it; and it sounds like you've...
Salix Customer Service (whom most of you are talking too) have been checking their warehouse inventory status, and relaying that information (which is long term back order). Management has just...
Old Hat, You finally made the big time, and "Colazal Discontinued" no longer applies. /community/emoticons/smile.gif My pharmacy should be getting Colazal in around March 20th. I can live with that!...
doors12, All, Sorry about my previous update, but some things are changing faster than I can keep up. Apotex has restarted their generic production of Balsalazide Disodium as of Jan 30, 2012. So now...
doors12, There are only two versions of generic Balsalazide Disodium: Roxane and Mylan. Apotex discontinued their version around November 2010, and Physicians TC does not manufacture it and has never...
For all Concerned: Salix Giazo has been approved by the FDA, but it will be a few months before it's available at your local pharmacies. Salix Colazal is back in production and should be available by...
Old Hat, YUP! Hopefully we'll have access to Colazal in a few more weeks. As you say "keep your fingers crossed", and I'll keep trying to hold my breath. The bill you're referencing deals more with...
Old Hat, I can't really add anything new. As of Jan 5, 2012, Giazo was scheduled for a Feb 17 release (depending on the FDA); and Colazal production was being re-evaluated with possibly another...
Doors12, Roxane generic will have numbers "54 795" on the capsule; and the Mylan generic will have "Mylan 6750" on the capsule....
Gingerbear, good luck on the Roxane generic! Most likely the generic you tried in 2009, was either Mylan, or Roxane? That Pentasa you were on is similar to Asacol, and a friend of mine with UC has...
I hope everybody jumps on that Colazal website! There's also an FDA drug shortage site (you can find it through Google) that people can send e-mails too. You can also have the FDA send a "Med Watch...
I was afraid you'd say Mylan. Roxane didn't work for me, so Mylan will be the one I'll be trying next (probably won't work for me either) if Salix doesn't come out with something in Feb. I can't...
Old Hat, I'm located in Michigan. I can't believe I got the last bottle, there has to be a few more scattered around???? Yeah the coloring is sure different between the generic's and the brand. I'm...
Which generic, Roxane, or Mylan???...
Old Hat, I agree about the optimism. Giazo is still slated for Feb 17 (depending on FDA). If Giazo isn't approved then, there is a chance that Salix will start producing Colazal again. I can only...
Yeah, a little scary. I can't find any of the inactive ingredients for the Mylan generic, but it really doens't matter because I'll be trying it, and I'm not going to call them. The Roxane and Mylan...
Actually Salix doesn't really manufacture any of their product, all of their production is subcontracted out. They do the research, testing etc, then subcontract for the ingredients, capsule,...
Old Hat --- Thanks for the heads up on aspartame. I didn't really want to try Apriso (Salix) anyway....
Old Hat -- That doesn't really surprise me about Salix. I won't have enough Colazal to make it until Feb 17 (for the tentative release of Giazo), so I'll have to try the Mylan generic, and then go...
Old Hat, and AZYooper, you both have a lot of knowledge there. And you're right, none of us know if Giazo will work as well. The new tentative release date for Giazo is Feb 17, 2012. But the FDA...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif 've currently been on brandname Colazal for 8 yrs, and have been symptom free. A little history on Colazal: The Colazal brand was approved by the FDA on July 18,...