Sulfasalazine (International)
Note: 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, antirheumatics and is used to treat Alopecia, Crohn's Disease, Crohn's Disease - Active, 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.
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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
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, DMARD
Antibacterial: Sulfonamide
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 XVII)
- Sulfasalazin (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.2)
- Sulfasalazine (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9.2, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
- Sulfasalazinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9.2, Ph. Int. 7)
Brand Names
- Azulfidina
Pfizer, Mexico - Azulfidine
Laboratorio Pfizer de Chile, Chile; Pfizer, Argentina; Pfizer, Uruguay; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pharmacia, Germany; Pharmacia & Upjohn, United States - Azulfidine EN
Pfizer Japan, Japan - Azulfidine RA
Pfizer, Germany; Pharmacia, Germany - Azulfin
Apsen, Brazil - Bomecon
Fu Seng, Taiwan - Chang Jian Ning
Qiangji Pharmaceutical Factory, China - Colo-Pleon
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland, Germany - Colopyrin
Kahira, Egypt - Colosalazine EC
Acdima, Egypt - Disalazin
AC Farma, Peru - Eurozina-RE
Eurolab, Chile - Falazine
Indunidas, Ecuador - Flogostop
Ivax, Argentina - Getsazine
Unique Life Sciences, India - Iwata
Cadila, India - Lazafin
Novell Pharmaceutical, Indonesia - Pleon RA
Sanofi, 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 - Salasopyrine
Pharmacia Upjohn, Oman - Salazar
Cadila HC, India - Salazidin
AC Helcor, Romania - Salazine
Opsonin, Bangladesh; Sriprasit Pharma, Thailand; Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan - Salazobactin 500 mg voor honden [veterinary use]
AST, Netherlands - Salazodin
Haymann, Uruguay - Salazopirina
Jaba, Portugal - Salazopyrin
Kemwell AB, Israel; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Ireland; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, Turkey; Pfizer, South Africa; Pfizer ApS, Iceland; Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Malta; Pfizer Japan, Japan; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd, China; Pharmacia & Upjohn, Kuwait; Wallace, India; Pfizer, Lithuania - Salazopyrin 500 mg
Pfizer, Austria - Salazopyrin 500mg
Pfizer PFE, Switzerland - Salazopyrin EN
Kemwell AB, Israel; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Czech Republic; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Ireland; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pfizer ApS, Iceland; Phrmcia, Egypt; Kemwell, Serbia; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Estonia; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, Thailand - Salazopyrin EN 500 mg
Pfizer, Hungary - Salazopyrin EN 500mg
Pfizer PFE, Switzerland - Salazopyrina
Pfizer, Spain - Salazopyrine
Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Netherlands; Pfizer, Tunisia; Pharmacia, Lebanon - Salazopyrine E.C.
Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Netherlands - Salazopyrine E.C. 500mg
Pfizer, Luxembourg - Salazopyrin-EN
Pfizer Italia, Italy - Salazosulfapyridine
Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan; Daiko Seiyaku, Japan; Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical, Japan; Shiono Kemikaru, Japan; Takeda Teva Pharma, Japan - Salazosulfapyridine [veterinary use]
Kombivet, Netherlands - Salivon
Pharos, Indonesia - Salopyrine
Adelco, Greece - Sarazopyrin
Ilsung, South Korea - Saridine-E
Atlantic Lab, Hong Kong; Atlantic Lab, Thailand - Sazo
Wallace, India - Sulazine EC
Chatfield Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus - Sulcolon
Bernofarm, Indonesia - Sulfacol
Drug International, Bangladesh - Sulfasalazin
Krka, Georgia - Sulfasalazin EN
Krka, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Krka, Bulgaria; Krka, Romania - Sulfasalazin EN Krka
Krka, Poland - Sulfasalazin HEXAL
Hexal, Germany; Hexal, Denmark - Sulfasalazin K
Krka, Czech Republic - Sulfasalazin K-EN
Krka, Czech Republic - Sulfasalazin Krka
Krka, Latvia; Krka, Macedonia; Krka, Poland - Sulfasalazin medac
Medac, Denmark; Medac, Sweden; medac, Germany - Sulfasalazina
Recipe, Colombia - Sulfasalazina Pharma Arte
Pharma Arte, Paraguay - Sulfasalazine
P & D, Malta; Rosemont Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; Vintage, United States; Watson Pharmaceutical, United States - Sulfasalazine Krka
Krka, Lithuania - Sulfasalazine Mylan
Mylan, Netherlands - Sulfasalazine Sandoz
Sandoz, Netherlands - Sulfasalazine Teva
Teva Pharma, Netherlands - Sulfasalazine-En
Krka, Slovakia - Sulfasalazin-EN
Krka, Georgia - Sulfasalazin-Heyl
Heyl, Germany; Heyl, Malta - SulfasalazinKrka EN
Krka, Croatia (Hrvatska) - Sulfasalazino 500 mg Endokrininiai preparatai
Endokrininiai preparatai, Lithuania - Sulfitis
Fahrenheit, Indonesia - Weiliufen
Sunve, China - Zopyrin
Hanlim, South Korea; Hanlim Pharm, Hong Kong
Glossary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
BAN | British Approved Name |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
Further information
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