Sulfasalazine

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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)

Descriptor ID	D012460
MeSH Number(s)	D02.065.884.730 D02.886.590.700.730
Concept/Terms	Sulfasalazine Sulfasalazine Sulphasalazine Salazosulfapyridine Salicylazosulfapyridine Pyralin EN Pyralin EN Azulfidine Azulfidine Azulfidine EN Azulfadine Azulfadine Asulfidine Ulcol Ulcol ratio-Sulfasalazine ratio-Sulfasalazine ratio Sulfasalazine Sulfasalazin medac Sulfasalazin medac Sulfasalazin-Heyl Sulfasalazin-Heyl Sulfasalazin Heyl Sulfasalazine FNA Sulfasalazine FNA Ucine Ucine Salazopyrin Salazopyrin Colo-Pleon Colo-Pleon Colo Pleon Pleon

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Amides [D02.065]
Sulfonamides [D02.065.884]
Sulfasalazine [D02.065.884.730]
Sulfur Compounds [D02.886]
Sulfones [D02.886.590]
Sulfonamides [D02.886.590.700]
Sulfasalazine [D02.886.590.700.730]

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