Who are Asacol (mesalamine)'s main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): MMX Mesalamine, MMX mesalamine/ mesalazine, sulphasalazine (SSZ), Mesalazine(asacol 800 mg), Granulated mesalamine.

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Asacol (mesalamine) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Asacol (mesalamine) (Asacol (mesalamine)) competitive landscape: 5 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) agent. Area: Gastroenterology / Immunology.

marketed 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) agent Prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis inhibition; free radical scavenging Gastroenterology / Immunology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Asacol (mesalamine) (Asacol (mesalamine)) — University of Washington. Mesalamine is an anti-inflammatory agent that acts locally in the colon to reduce inflammation by inhibiting prostaglandin and leukotriene production.

Comparator set (5 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Asacol (mesalamine) TARGET	Asacol (mesalamine)	University of Washington	marketed	5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) agent	Prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis inhibition; free radical scavenging
MMX Mesalamine	MMX Mesalamine	Shire	marketed	5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) agent	Prostaglandin and leukotriene pathways (topical anti-inflammatory)
MMX mesalamine/ mesalazine	MMX mesalamine/ mesalazine	Shire	marketed	5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) agent	Prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis; non-selective anti-inflammatory mechanism
sulphasalazine (SSZ)	sulphasalazine (SSZ)	Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer	marketed	5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) agent	Prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis inhibition; NF-κB pathway modulation
Mesalazine(asacol 800 mg)	Mesalazine(asacol 800 mg)	Tehran University of Medical Sciences	marketed	5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) agent	Prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis; nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) pathway
Granulated mesalamine	Granulated mesalamine	Bausch Health Americas, Inc.	phase 3	5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) agent	Prostaglandin and leukotriene synthesis inhibition

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

2026-03-31 — Asacol (mesalamine) · FDA · approved · US · University of Washington

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

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Sponsor landscape (5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) agent class)

Shire · 2 drugs in this class
Bausch Health Americas, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 1 drug in this class
University of Washington · 1 drug in this class
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Asacol (mesalamine) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/asacol-mesalamine. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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