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Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)

A drug that is used in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. Its activity is generally considered to lie in its metabolic breakdown product, 5-aminosalicylic acid (see MESALAMINE) released in the colon. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p907)
Also Known As:
Azulfidine; Pleon; Salazopyrin; Sulphasalazine; Ucine; Salicylazosulfapyridine; Asulfidine; Azulfadine; Azulfidine EN; Colo-Pleon; Pyralin EN; Salazosulfapyridine; Sulfasalazin medac; Sulfasalazin-Heyl; Sulfasalazine FNA; Ulcol; ratio-Sulfasalazine; Colo Pleon; Sulfasalazin Heyl; ratio Sulfasalazine; Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-5-((4-((2-pyridinylamino)sulfonyl)phenyl)azo)-
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Related Diseases

1. Ulcerative Colitis
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis
3. Crohn Disease (Crohn's Disease)
4. Colitis
5. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)

Related Drugs and Biologics

1. Mesalamine (Mesalazine)
2. Methotrexate (Mexate)
3. Adrenal Cortex Hormones (Corticosteroids)
4. Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
5. Steroids
6. olsalazine (Dipentum)
7. Prednisone (Sone)
8. Antirheumatic Agents (DMARD)
9. Azathioprine (Imuran)
10. Sulfapyridine

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1. Therapeutics
2. Enema (Enemas)
3. Remission Induction
4. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
5. Oral Administration