Drugs for Ulcerative Colitis

Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide contains antacids, prescribed for preventing ulcers, heartburn relief, acid indigestion and stomach upsets.

Balsalazide is an anti-inflammatory agent, prescribed for ulcerative colitis.

Beclomethasone is a corticosteroid and an anti-inflammatory drug.

Cimetidine is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist, prescribed for heartburn and peptic ulcers.

Dexrabeprazole Sodium is prescribed for gastro-esophageal reflux disease, gastric and duodenal ulcers.

Famotidine is a histamine (H2-receptor antagonist), prescribed for ulcer.

Golimumab is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocker, prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, moderate to severe ulcerative colitis either alone or with other medications.

Magnesium Hydroxide is an antacid, prescribed for hyperacidity.

Mesalamine(Mesalazine) is an anti-inflammatory agent, prescribed for the induction of remission and for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis (inflammation of the colon).

Nizatidine is prescribed for the treatment of active duodenal ulcer, active benign gastric ulcer, and in cases of heartburn, acid indigestion or sour stomach due to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory agent, prescribed for ulcerative colitis.

Pantoprazole is a proton-pump inhibitor, prescribed for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), ulcers, Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, and erosive esophagitis.

Prednisolone Acetate (Oral Suspension) is a corticosteroid, prescribed for various disease conditions such as allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, mycosis fungoides, hypercalcemia of malignancy, Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults, acute leukemia and others.

Propantheline is an antimuscarinic agent, prescribed for peptic ulcer, and urinary incontinence.

Ranitidine is an antacid, antireflux agent and antiulcerant, prescribed for peptic ulcer.

Roxatidine is a special H2-receptor antagonist, prescribed for reflux esophagitis, benign gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer and prophylaxis of recurrent ulcers.

Sucralfate is a gastric protective agent, prescribed for intestinal ulcers.

Sulfasalazine is a salicylate, prescribed for ulcerative colitis.

Vedolizumab injection is used for treating adult patients with moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease who have had an inadequate response or no response or who were intolerant to other treatment methods such as with drugs that causes tumor necrosis factor (TNF) block (such as Infliximab or Etanercept) or an immunomodulatory (azathioprine, methotrexate or cyclosporine) or a corticosteroid.