Salazodine Ec Usage And Safety
Dosage
Sulfasalazine
Side Effects
More Common: Diarrhea, dizziness, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, headache, itching, skin rash, upset stomach. Less Common: rash, itching, hives, fever. Rare: blood problems.
Drug Interactions
Anthralin , Antibiotic , Anticoagulants, coumarin- or indandione-type (blood thinners) , Antidiabetic agents, oral (diabetes medicines you take by mouth) , Azathioprine , Coal tar , Dapsone , Digitalis glycosides (heart medicine) , Dipyrone , Diuretics (water pills or high blood pressure medicine) , Ethotoin , Folic acid , Furazolidone , Mephenytoin , Methenamine , Methotrexate , Methoxsalen , Nalidixic acid , Nitrofurantoin , Other sulfonamides , Oxyphenbutazone , Phenothiazines (tranquilizers) , Phenylbutazone , Phenytoin , Primaquine , Probenecid , Sulfinpyrazone , Sulfoxone , Tetracyclines.
Indication
It contains sulfasalazine, which is an antiinflammatory drug indicated as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of severe ulcerative colitis (bowel inflammation), proctitis (inflammation of the rectum) or distal ulcerative colitis and Crohn?s disease.
When not to Use
Do not use this medicine if you have: A hypersensitivity (allergic reactions) to sulfasalazine, its metabolites, sulfonamides, salicylates or any other component of this product ; an intestinal or urinary obstruction; porphyria (disease of pigment production in tissues) ; experienced sudden asthmatic attacks, urticaria, rhinitis, or other allergic-type reactions to acetylsalicylic acid or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, as these attacks are serious and can be fatal.