# PENTASA
> **NDA020049** · New Drug Application · Sponsor: TAKEDA PHARMS USA · Approved 1993-05-10
## Drug
- **FDA Application Number:** NDA020049
- **Application type:** New Drug Application
- **Brand name:** PENTASA
- **Generic name:** MESALAMINE
- **Active ingredients:** MESALAMINE
- **Dosage form:** CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE
- **Route:** ORAL
- **Marketing status:** Prescription
- **Sponsor:** TAKEDA PHARMS USA
- **Manufacturer:** Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
- **First approval:** 1993-05-10
## Source
- [Drugs@FDA application overview](https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&ApplNo=020049)
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