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sulfasalazine

[ suhl-fuh-sal-uh-zeen ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a substance, C 1 8 H 1 4 N 4 O 5 S, used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfasalazine1

First recorded in 1960–65; sulfa(nilamide) + sal(icylic acid) + azine
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Example Sentences

The researchers found that a person’s risk of heart failure in the month after starting hydroxychloroquine was comparable to the risk from starting another common arthritis drug, sulfasalazine.

The drug sulfasalazine, widely used for rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, does nothing unless gut bacteria metabolize it into an active form by breaking a chemical bond.

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sulfarsphenaminesulfatase