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Sulfasalazine
Medical Definition: | 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) | |
Also Called: | Salazopyrin,Azulfidine,Asulfidine,Azulfadine | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 599-79-1 |
Sulfasalazine Medical Definitions and Terms
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