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Sulfasalazine - Systemic

Brand Names

Salazopyrin EN-Tabs, S.A.S.-500, S.A.S. Enteric-500, salazosulfapyridine, salicylazosulfapyridine, sulphasalazine, Azulfidine, Azulfidine EN-Tabs, Alti-Sulfasalazine, PMS-Sulfasalazine, PMS-Sulfasalazine E.C., Salazopyrin
Sulfasalazine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects
*** Additional Information

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For sulfasalazine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to any of the sulfa medication, furosemide - Lasix or thiazide diuretics - water pills, oral antidiabetics - diabetes drug you take by mouth, glaucoma drug you take by mouth - for example, acetazolamide " Diamox ", dichlorphenamide " Daranide ", methazolamide " Neptazane ", or salicylates - for example, aspirin. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Sulfasalazine has not been studied in pregnant women. However, reports on women who took sulfasalazine during pregnancy have not shown that it causes birth defects or other problems. In addition, sulfasalazine has not been shown to cause birth defects in studies in rats and rabbits given doses of up to 6 times the human dose.

Breast-feeding problem

Sulfa medication pass into the breast milk in small amounts and have been shown to cause unwanted effects in nursing babies with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase - G6PD deficiency. It may be necessary for you to take another drug or to stop breast-feeding during treat. Be sure you have discussed the chance and benefits of the drug with your family doctor.

Use for Children

Sulfasalazine must not be using in child up to 2 years of age because it may cause brain problems. However, sulfasalazine has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems in child over the age of 2 years than it does in adults.

Elderly care

This drug has been tested and has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking sulfasalazine, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of sulfasalazine. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:








  

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