Sulphasalazine

2 Drugs classified under this active ingredient

5-Aminosalicylic Acid Derivative. Sulphasalazine 500 mg.
TABS: 100. 2 tabs. 2 x dly. then 2 tabs.
4 x dly.
Tmt. Ulcerat. colit., Crohn’s dis.
C/I: Infant. under the age of 2 yrs.
Known hypersens. to sulfasalazine,
sulfonamides, salicylates.
Porphyria.

5-Aminosalicylic Acid Derivative. Sulphasalazine 500 mg.
EN TABS.: 100. Rheum. arthrit: Initial:
0.5 g (1 tab. dly.) for 1 wk, incr. by 1
tab/wk. to max. 6 tabs. in div. doses. See lit.
Ulcerat. colit: Severe: 2-4 tabs. 4xdly. in conjunct. with steroids. Mild-mod: 2-4 tabs. 4xdly. Maint: 4 tabs. dly. in div. doses.
Child: Severe: 40-60 mg/kg/day; Mild-mod: 40-60 mg/kg/day; Maint: 20-30 mg/kg/day.
Crohn’s Dis: As for severe ulcerat. colit. See lit.
For active RA which is not control. by
antiinflamm. drugs. Ulcerat. colitis,
Crohn’s dis. and Pyoderma
gangrenosum.
C/I: Infant. under the age of 2 yrs.
Known hypersens. to sulfasalazine,
sulfonamides, salicylates.
Porphyria.