Sulfasalazine

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Sulfasalazine (sulfasalazine systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: 5-aminosalicylates, sulfonamides and is used to treat Alopecia, Crohn's Disease, Crohn's Disease - Acute, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lymphocytic Colitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Ulcerative Colitis - Active, Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance and Uveitis.

US matches:

• Sulfasalazine
• Sulfasalazine delayed-release tablets
• Sulfasalazine Oral, Rectal

UK matches:

• SULFASALAZINE (Leaflet)
• SULFASALAZINE 250MG/5ML ORAL SUSPENSION (Leaflet)
• SULFASALAZINE 500 MG GASTRO-RESISTANT TABLETS (Leaflet)
• SULFASALAZINE 500MG ENTERIC COATED TABLETS (Leaflet)
• SULFASALAZINE 500MG GASTRO-RESISTANT TABLETS (Leaflet)
• SULFASALAZINE TABLETS 500MG (Leaflet)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A07EC01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000599-79-1

Chemical Formula

C18-H14-N4-O5-S

Molecular Weight

398

Therapeutic Categories

Antibacterial: Sulfonamide

Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, DMARD

Chemical Name

Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-5-[[4-[(2-pyridinylamino)sulfonyl]phenyl]azo]-

Foreign Names

• Sulfasalazinum (Latin)
• Sulfasalazin (German)
• Sulfasalazine (French)
• Sulfasalazina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Salazosulfapyridine (OS: JAN)
• Sulfasalazina (OS: DCIT)
• Sulfasalazine (OS: USAN, BAN, DCF)
• Azopyrin (IS)
• Salicylazosulfapyridine (IS)
• Salazosulfapyridine (PH: JP XV)
• Sulfasalazin (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Sulfasalazine (PH: BP 2011, Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 4, USP 34)
• Sulfasalazinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 4)

Brand Names

• Asasurfan
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Azulfdidina
  Pfizer, Mexico
• Azulfidine
  Pfizer, Argentina; Pfizer, Chile; Pfizer, Japan; Pfizer, Peru; Pfizer, United States; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pharmacia, Germany
• Azulfin
  Apsen, Brazil
• Bomecon
  Fu Seng, Taiwan
• Chang Jian Ning
  Qiangji Pharmaceutical Factory, China
• Colo-Pleon
  Henning Berlin, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany
• Disalazin
  AC Farma, Peru
• Eminapyrin
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Flogostop
  Ivax, Argentina
• Iwata
  Cadila, India
• Lanofen
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan
• Lazafin
  Novell, Indonesia
• Pleon
  Sanofi-Aventis, Germany
• PMS-Sulfasalazine
  Pharmascience, Canada; Pharmascience, Singapore
• PMS-Sulfasalazine EC
  Pharmascience, Canada
• Pyralin EN
  Pfizer, Australia
• Reumazin
  Aristopharma, Bangladesh
• Saaz
  Ipca, India
• Saaz-DS
  Ipca, India
• Safildine-EN
  Shiono Kemikaru, Japan
• Salasopyrine
  Pharmacia Upjohn, Oman
• Salazar
  Cadila, India
• Salazidin
  Helcor, Romania
• Salazine
  Opsonin, Bangladesh; Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan
• Salazopirina
  Jaba Recordati, Portugal
• Salazoprin
  Cazi, Brazil
• Salazopyrin EN
  Pfizer, Israel; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Romania; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, Taiwan
• Salazopyrin EN-Tabs
  Pharmacia, Ireland
• Salazopyrin
  P & D, Malta; Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, China; Pfizer, Czech Republic; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Hungary; Pfizer, Israel; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Japan; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Malta; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, South Africa; Pharmacia, Ireland; Wallace, India
• Salazopyrin (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom
• Salazopyrin EN
  Kemwell, Estonia; Kemwell, Serbia; Pfizer, Bulgaria; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pfizer, Norway
• Salazopyrina
  Pfizer, Spain
• Salazopyrine
  Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Netherlands; Pfizer, Tunisia
• Salazopyrin-EN
  Pfizer, Turkey; Pfizer Italia, Italy
• Salazosulfapyridine Taiyo
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Salazosulfapyridine (veterinary use)
  Kombivet, Netherlands
• Salopyrine
  Adelco, Greece
• Sarazopyrin
  Il Sung, South Korea
• Saridine-E
  Atlantic Lab, Thailand
• Sazo-EN
  Wallace, India
• Soaresin
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Sulcolon
  Bernofarm, Indonesia
• Sulfacol
  Drug International, Bangladesh
• Sulfaenterin
  Balkanpharma, Bulgaria
• Sulfasalazin EN
  Krka, Bulgaria; Krka, Romania
• Sulfasalazin HEXAL
  Hexal, Germany
• Sulfasalazin K
  Krka, Czech Republic
• Sulfasalazin Krka
  Krka, Croatia (Hrvatska); Krka, Lithuania; Krka, Latvia; Krka, Poland; Krka, Slovenia
• Sulfasalazin medac
  medac, Germany; medac, Finland
• Sulfasalazin
  Krka, Bosnia & Herzegowina
• Sulfasalazina
  Medifarma, Peru
• Sulfasalazine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands
• Sulfasalazine Katwijk
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands
• Sulfasalazine Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands
• Sulfasalazine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands
• Sulfasalazine ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands
• Sulfasalazine Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands
• Sulfasalazine
  Krka, Russian Federation; P & D, Malta; Rosemont, United Kingdom; Vintage, United States; Watson, United States
• Sulfasalazine-En
  Krka, Russian Federation; Krka, Slovakia
• Sulfasalazin-Heyl
  Heyl, Germany; Heyl, Malta
• Sulfasalazino
  Endokriniai, Lithuania
• Sulphasalasine KRKA
  Krka, Georgia
• Sulphasalasin-EH
  Krka, Georgia
• Weiliufen
  Sunve, China
• Zopyrin
  Han Lim, South Korea

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