"Sulfasalazine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A drug that is used in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. Its activity is generally considered to lie in its metabolic breakdown product, 5-aminosalicylic acid (see MESALAMINE) released in the colon. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p907)
| Descriptor ID |
D012460
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.884.730 D02.886.590.700.730
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| Concept/Terms |
Sulfasalazine- Sulfasalazine
- Sulphasalazine
- Salazosulfapyridine
- Salicylazosulfapyridine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sulfasalazine" by people in Profiles.
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Asamoah-Odei E. Crystal Induced Acute Kidney Injury. Del Med J. 2016 Sep; 88(8):244-246.
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Lee GC, Tam CP, Danesh-Meyer HV, Myers JS, Katz LJ. Bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by sulphonamide-derived medications. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2007 Jan-Feb; 35(1):55-8.