SULFASALAZINE DR (sulfasalazine)


Drug overview for SULFASALAZINE DR (sulfasalazine):

Generic name: SULFASALAZINE (sull-fuh-SAL-uh-zeen)
Drug class: Antirheumatic Agents (DMARDS, non-Biologic)
Therapeutic class: Gastrointestinal Therapy Agents

Sulfasalazine, a sulfonamide, generally is considered a prodrug since the diazo bond is cleaved in vivo to provide sulfapyridine and 5-aminosalicyclic acid (mesalamine); the drug exhibits antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activity.

Sulfasalazine is used for the management of mild to moderate ulcerative colitis in adults and children 2 years of age or older and also has been used in the management of Crohn's disease+ in adult and pediatric patients. In addition, sulfasalazine administered as delayed-release tablets is used for the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults and for the management of polyarticular course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in children 6-16 years of age.
DRUG IMAGES
  • SULFASALAZINE DR 500 MG TAB
    SULFASALAZINE DR 500 MG TAB
The following indications for SULFASALAZINE DR (sulfasalazine) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ulcerative colitis remission
Ulcerative colitis


Professional Synonyms:
Arthritis deformans
Arthrosis deformans
Colitis ulcerativa in remission
Colitis ulcerativa
Nodose rheumatism
Polyarticular JIA
Polyarticular JRA
Polyarticular juvenile chronic arthritis
Polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatic arthritis
Rheumatic gout
Ulcerative colitis in remission