This medication is Sulfasalazine is The common side • Monitor for GI

Generic Sulfasalazine is a used to treat a certain contraindicated in the effects of Ferrous distress which
Name: locally acting type of disease such following:  Sulfate are the may indicate
Sulfasalazine sulfonamide. as ulcerative colitis,  Patients with following:  dosage
Believed to be however, it does not hypersensitivity  Headache adjustment.
Brand Name: converted by cure this condition. reaction to  Loss of
Azulfidine intestinal microflora Sulfasalazine helps sulfasalazine or appetite • Instruct the
to sulfapyridine reduce symptoms its metabolites, to  Nausea and patient not to
Classification: (provides such as stomach pain, sulfonamides, or vomiting crush or break
Gastrointestinal antibacterial action) diarrhea, fever and to salicylates  Stomach the tablet as it
Agents and 5- rectal bleeding. It is  Patient with upset may interfere
aminosalicylic acid also used to increase intestinal or  Dizziness with the
Drug Class: (5-ASA) or the amount of time urinary tract  Diarrhea medication’s
5- mesalamine, which between attacks and obstruction  Skin rashes absorption and
Aminosalicylic may exert an anti- also works by  Patient with  Temporary, may increase
Acid inflammatory effect. reducing irritations severe allergy or reversible chance of
and swelling in the bronchial asthma male stomach upset.
Dosage: large intestines.  Porphyria  infertility
500 mg 1 tab • Instruct the
patient to
Frequency: increase fluid
TID intake to
prevent kidney
Route: stones.
Oral
• Administer
after eating
meals to provide
longer intestine
transit time.