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How to Take Sulfasalazine and it's Dose


It comes as a tablet to take by mouth, with food.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

Initial Therapy- Adults: 3 to 4 g daily in evenly divided doses with dosage intervals not exceeding eight hours.
Children, six years of age and older: 40 to 60 mg/kg of body weight in each 24-hour period, divided into 3 to 6 doses.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Contraindicated in patients with blood disorder porphyria, urinary bowel obstruction and hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Sulfasalazine

This medication is a salicylate, prescribed for ulcerative colitis.


Trade Names/Brand Names of Sulfasalazine

India :


International :


Azulfidine, Azulfidine EN-tabs
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