Medication		Daily dosage*	Approximate cost†	Common side effects
5-aminosalicylic acid				Agranulocytosis, diarrhea, headache, nausea, rash, renal impairment
	Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)	2 to 6 g	$57 ($13 to $38) for 100 500-mg tablets
	Mesalamine (Asacol, Pentasa)	Asacol, 2.4 to 4.8 g	$120 for 90 400-mg tablets
		Pentasa, 2 to 4 g	$48 for 30 500-mg capsules
	Mesalamine enema (Rowasa)	2 to 4 g	$153 for seven 4-g/60-mL bottles
Prednisone		40 to 60 mg	$13 to $15 ($8 to $12) for 30 10-mg tablets	Adrenal insufficiency, hyperglycemia, osteoporosis
Steroid enema		100 mg	$85 for seven 100-mg/60-mL bottles	Diarrhea
Azathioprine (Imuran)		1.5 to 2.5 mg per kg	$96 ($37 to $39) for 30 50-mg tablets	Headache, diarrhea, hepatotoxicity, leukopenia, myalgias
Mercaptopurine (Purinethol)		0.75 to 1.5 mg per kg	$157 ($122 to $130) for 30 50-mg tablets	Headache, diarrhea, hepatotoxicity, leukopenia, myalgias
Infliximab (Remicade)		5 mg per kg	$670 for 100-mg vial	Arthralgias, fever, infection, malaise, myalgias