Sulfasalazinedrug info
sulfasalazine 500 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Sulfasalazine Tablets are indicated: a) in the treatment of mild to moderate ulcerative colitis, and as adjunctive therapy in severe ulcerative colitis; and b) for the prolongation of the remission period between acute attacks of ulcerative colitis.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 12, 2022. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Sulfasalazine Tablets contain sulfasalazine, 500 mg, for oral administration.
Therapeutic Classification: Anti-inflammatory agent.
Chemical Designation: 5-([p-(2-pyridylsulfamoyl)phenyl]azo) salicylic acid.
Chemical Structure: Molecular Formula: C 18 H 14 N 4 O 5 S Inactive ingredients: Corn starch, magnesium stearate, pregelatinized starch, stearic acid. Chemical Structure:
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 12, 2022. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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