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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 82 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Psoriatic arthritis 12 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Ulcerative colitis 12 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Crohn's Disease 11 1 Efficacy_moderate
Rheumatoid Arthritis 6 3 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Joint pain 6 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 10
Moderate
 5
Mild
 7
None
 16

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Sulfasalazine

Rash or skin problems 2
Depressed mood 1
Fatigue 1
Nausea 1
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 1
Weight loss 1
See all 20 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  2 500mg as needed 6 daily 500 mg weekly 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 2,500 mg daily 3,000 mg daily 4,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 12 Number of Patients: 12 9 Number of Patients: 9 38 Number of Patients: 38 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sulfasalazine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 33   Side effects too severe: 42%
Did not seem to work 31   Did not seem to work: 39%
Doctor's advice 18   Doctor's advice: 23%
Other 13   Other: 16%
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 5%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 4%
Expense 1   Expense: 1%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Sulfasalazine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Sulfasalazine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Sulfasalazine

Always
 30 79%
Usually
 3 8%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 5 13%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Sulfasalazine

Very
 4 11%
Somewhat
 3 8%
A little
 8 21%
Not at all
 23 61%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Sulfasalazine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 4%
$25-49
 4 17%
< $25
 18 78%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.