Sulfasalazine |
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| Alphapharm Brand of Sulfasalazine; Ashbourne Brand of Sulfasalazine; Asulfidine; Azulfadine; Azulfidine; Azulfidine EN-tabs; Colo-Pleon; FNA Brand of Sulfasalazine; Henning Berlin Brand of Sulfasalazine; Heyl Brand of 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) | |