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Azulfidine - Dosage - Side Effects - Drug Interactions - Warnings

Azulfidine, Sulfazine (sulfasalazine) drug information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Azulfidine and Sulfazine, generic drug name sulfasalazine, are disease-modifiying anti-rheumatic drugs used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus, and other conditions. Sulfasalazine helps reduce inflammation and slow disease progression.
Drug Monograph: Sulfasalazine / Azulfidine / Sulfazine
Sulfasalazine (salicylazosulfapyridine) is a prodrug used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis. The drug is a combination of sulfapyridine and 5-aminosalicylic acid (mesalamine). The American College of Rheumatology has classified sulfasalazine as a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD).
Patient Education: Azulfidine Sulfasalazine Tablets / Enteric-Coated
Patient education for Azulfidine / sulfasalazine tablets and enteric-coated tablets. Azulfidine is an anti-inflammatory agent. It is used to prevent and treat inflammatory bowel disease. It is also used to improve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis or juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Sulfasalazine works to reduce inflammation and other symptoms of other diseases.
Product Photographs: Azulfidine / Sulfasalazine Tablets
Product photographs of Azulfidine / sulfasalazine tablets.
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Side Effects - Sulfasalazine (Azulfadine)
Common side effects of Sulfasalazine (Azulfadine)
ACR Patient Education: Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) is an anti-inflammatory medication that belongs to a class of drugs called sulfa drugs. The active ingredients in sulfasalazine consist of salicylate (the main ingredient in aspirin) combined with a sulfa antibiotic, from ACR.
Drug Profile: Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine EN-tabs, Azulfidine Tablets)
Drug profile and essential information for Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine EN-tabs, Azulfidine Tablets), from UMM.

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