Pharmac Message on Mesalazine Tablets

Posted Wednesday September 3, 2025

From 1 July 2025 Pharmac listed Mesalazine 1600mg tablets, Asacol brand.

Due to the current shortage of mesalazine 400mg tablets please consider prescribing mesalazine 1600mg for patients that are taking a 1600mg dose.
This is a Section 29 (unapproved) medicine.

Additional information can be found here - Mesalazine tablets Pharmac website

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