balsalazide FDA Link Generic

a mesalamine 5-aminosalicylate prodrug; 99% of ingested drug remains intact through the stomach and is delivered to and activated in the colon; used for inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis and radiation-induced proctosigmoiditis but avoided in patients with known hypersensitivity reaction to salicylates or mesalamine; structure in first source

Also Known As:

Colazal; 5- (carboxyethylcarbamoyl- 4- phenylazo)salicylic acid; BX 661A; BX661A; Colazide; balsalazide disodium; balsalazine; Benzoic acid, 5- ((4- (((2- carboxyethyl)amino)carbonyl)phenyl)azo)- 2- hydroxy- , disodium salt

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

D000894 - Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
D005765 - Gastrointestinal Agents

Organic Chemicals: 133
- Hydrocarbons: 1713
  - Cyclic Hydrocarbons: 97
    - Aromatic Hydrocarbons: 291
      - Benzene Derivatives: 17
        Phenols: 677
        Hydroxybenzoates: 18
        Salicylates: 2339
        Aminosalicylic Acids: 5
        Mesalamine: 2709
        balsalazide: 78
        Benzoates: 426
        Hydroxybenzoates: 18
        Salicylates: 2339
        Aminosalicylic Acids: 5
        Mesalamine: 2709
        balsalazide: 78
        Aminobenzoates: 1
        meta-Aminobenzoates
        Mesalamine: 2709
        balsalazide: 78
- Carboxylic Acids: 973
  - Hydroxy Acids: 94
    - Hydroxybenzoates: 18
      - Salicylates: 2339
        Aminosalicylic Acids: 5
        Mesalamine: 2709
        balsalazide: 78
  - Carbocyclic Acids
    - Benzoates: 426
      - Hydroxybenzoates: 18
        Salicylates: 2339
        Aminosalicylic Acids: 5
        Mesalamine: 2709
        balsalazide: 78
      - Aminobenzoates: 1
        meta-Aminobenzoates
        Mesalamine: 2709
        balsalazide: 78
- Hydrazines: 379
  - Phenylhydrazines: 2
    - balsalazide: 78

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