Sulfasalazine
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)
Year introduced: 1995 (1963)
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Tree Number(s): D02.065.884.730, D02.886.590.700.730
MeSH Unique ID: D012460
Registry Number: 3XC8GUZ6CB
Entry Terms:
- Salazosulfapyridine
- Salicylazosulfapyridine
- Sulphasalazine
- Azulfadine
- Azulfidine EN
- Azulfidine
- Asulfidine
- Colo-Pleon
- Colo Pleon
- Pleon
- ratio-Sulfasalazine
- ratio Sulfasalazine
- Sulfasalazin medac
- Sulfasalazin-Heyl
- Sulfasalazin Heyl
- Sulfasalazine FNA
- Ucine
- Ulcol
- Pyralin EN
- Salazopyrin
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