Pharmacologic Substance
aminosalicylic acid
Brand Names:
Paser D/R
Effect:
Cellular Structure Alteration; Decreased Platelet Aggregation; Decreased Prostaglandin Production; Decreased Thromboxane Production
May Treat:
Crohn Disease; Tuberculosis
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to aminosalicylic acid:
  • (p aminosalicylate) Antitubercular agent often administered in association with isoniazid.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • An analog of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) with antitubercular activity. Aminosalicylic acid exerts its bacteriostatic activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by competing with PABA for enzymes involved in folate synthesis, thereby suppressing growth and reproduction of M. tuberculosis, eventually leading to cell death.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An antitubercular agent often administered in association with ISONIAZID. The sodium salt of the drug is better tolerated than the free acid.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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