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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfasalazine¹

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

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.

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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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