Sulfasalazine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Sulfazine
What is Sulfasalazine?
Sulfasalazine is a 5-aminosalicylic acid derivative used for ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis. Off label it is used for ankylosing spondylitis, collagenous colitis, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| joint pain | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Psoriatic Arthritis | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 2 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| Colitis | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 40% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 20% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 20% |
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Other
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1 | 20% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Martha
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- Martha
- 500 mg daily
- since May 23, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Works great for colitis. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 23, 2009.