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Balsalazide Vs Lialda

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Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

My drug insurer told me that Lialda will cost me $1247.00 and recommended Aprizo, Balsalazide & Delzicol. of the three, Balsalazide will cost me $5.00 out of pocket. Sounds incredible but is it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Hello, my daughter is currently taking Lialda and needs to get the Hepatitis B vaccine for vet school. Does Lialda interact with the vaccine?? Thanks ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Klerida Shehu MD

I I have been diagnosed with UC and prescribed canasa and most recently 3 pills of lialda per day. On the third day of lialda I have extreme stiff neck with extreme pain and a persistent cough . My UC ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klerida Shehu ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Klerida Shehu MD

I am in Costa Rica and my Lialda prescription will run out before I can get back to XXXXXXX due to ... that neither Lialda or mesalamine is listed in the Costa Rica pharmacy manuals. I'm currently taking ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klerida Shehu ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

My wife has been taking Lialda 1.2MG, 4 tablets daily however the cost of this drug has risen ... Lialda? Thank you XXXXXXX XXXXX ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I have been taking Lialda DR for a few years, however due to rising cost I had to switch to Balsalazide Disodium, which I haven t started on yet. I was just wondering what the differences are. I took 2 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman MD

I was recently prescribed Lialda. Insurance will only pay 2/3. It is expensive monthly. Insurance recommended Balsalazide in its place for a much less monthly cost. I have a call into my doctor to see if this... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Ashakiran S MD

controlled. Now I find out my insurane will not cover it anymore. My doctor would like to put me on Lialda but that will cost me about $1600 a year, so we have decided to try Balsalazide 750 mg 3 tablets 3 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

I have been taking three 750 mg balsalazide three times daily for a year now, as prescribed by my ... occur by combining the two?My Dr tells me to continue taking Balsalazide for an additional year, Would ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Shayan Sinha MD

I have been on Lialda for 3 months . I just got a message from my primary care Doctor that my blood work indicated that my liver enzymes were high compared to my blood tests 6 months ago. Lialda is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shayan Sinha ( General & Family Physician)