Sulfasalazine

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Jaundice def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Jaundice cholestatic def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Hepatic cirrhosis def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Necrosis def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Hepatic failure def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Hepatocellular injury postmarketing x x x x x x x
Hepatic necrosis def postmarketing x x x x x x x
Raised liver function tests postmarketing x x x x x x x
Abdominal pain def x x x x x x x
Agranulocytosis def x x x x x x x
Alopecia def x x x x x x x
Anaphylactic shock def x x x x x x x
Anaemia def x x x x x x x
Aplastic anaemia def x x x x x x x
Haemolytic anaemia def x x x x x x x
Anaemia megaloblastic def x x x x x x x
Anorexia def x x x x x x x
Anuria def x x x x x x x
Arthralgia def x x x x x x x
Ataxia def x x x x x x x
Neoplasm malignant def x x x x x x x
Convulsion def x x x x x x x
Cyanosis def x x x x x x x
Depression def x x x x x x x
Dermatitis def x x x x x x x
Dermatitis exfoliative def x x x x x x x
Drug eruption def x x x x x
Diarrhoea def x x x x x x x
Diuresis def x x x x x x x
Dizziness def x x
Drowsiness def x x x x x x x
Dyspepsia def x x
Oedema def x x x x x x x
Enterocolitis def x x x x x x x
Eosinophilia def x x x x x x x
Toxic epidermal necrolysis def x x x x x x x
Erythema multiforme def x x x x x x x
Rash def x x x x x x x
Body temperature increased def x x x x x x x
Goitre def x x x x x x x
Hallucination def x x x x x x x
Headache def x x x x x x x
Blood disorder def x x x x x x x
Haematuria def x x x x x x x
Hepatitis def x x x x x x x
Hypersensitivity def x x x x x x x
Hypoglycaemia def x x x x x x x
Hypoprothrombinaemia def x x x x x x x
Infection def x x x x x x x
Leukopenia def x x x x x x x
Lung disorder def x x x x x
Meningitis def x x x x x x x
Methaemoglobinaemia def x x x x x x x
Myelitis def x x x x x x x
Myelitis transverse def x x x x x x
Myelodysplastic syndrome def x x x x x x x
Myocarditis def x x x x x x x
Nephritis def x x x x x x x
Nephrosis def x x x x x x x
Nephrotic syndrome def x x x x x x x
Neutropenia def x x x x x x x
Oligospermia def x x x x x x x
Oliguria def x x x x x x x
Pain def x x x x x x x
Pancreatitis def x x x x x x x
Parapsoriasis def x x x x x x x
Polyarteritis nodosa def x x x x x x x
Pericarditis def x x x x x x x
Neuropathy peripheral def x x x x x x x
Pleurisy def x x x x x x x
Pneumonia def x x x x x x x
Proteinuria def x x x x x x x
Pruritus def x x x x x x x
Purpura def x x x x x x x
Rhabdomyolysis def x x x x x x x
Serum sickness def x x x x x x x
Stomatitis def x x x x x x x
Thrombocytopenia def x x x x x x x
Tinnitus def x x x x x x x
Erythema def x x x x x x x
Urinary tract infection def x x x x x x x
Urticaria def x x x x x x x
Vasculitis def x x x x x x x
Vertigo def x x x x x x x
Alveolitis fibrosing x x x x x x x
Hepatic function abnormal x x
Periorbital oedema def x x x x x x x
Crystalluria x x x x x x x
Diarrhoea haemorrhagic x x x x x x x
Necrolysis epidermal x x x x x x x
Liver function test abnormal x x
Eosinophilic myocarditis x x x x x x x
Skin discolouration def x x x x x x
Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta x x x x x x x
Interstitial lung disease def x x x x
Sickness x x x x x x x
Hepatitis fulminant x x x x x x x
Uraemic syndrome x x x x x x x
Congenital neutropenia def x x x x x x x
Neutropenic enterocolitis def x x x x x x x
Cauda equina syndrome x x x x x x x
Lupus erythematosus def x x x x x x x
Scleral hyperaemia x x x x x x x
Neuropathy def x x x x x x x
Urine colour abnormal def x x x x x x x
Reaction gastrointestinal x x x x x x x
Alveolitis x x x x x x x
Insomnia def x x x x x x x
Hearing impaired def x x x x x x x
Indication Labels
Arthritis def x x
Cancer in remission x x x x x x x
Colitis def x x x x x x x
Colitis ulcerative def x x x x x x x
Juvenile arthritis def x x
Nausea def x x
Rheumatoid arthritis def x x
Ulcer def x x x x x x x
Vomiting def x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: A07EC01

Legend

Color scheme: standard – alternative

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. SULFASALAZINE : 100 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. SULFASALAZINE : 102 side effects (FDA XML label)
  3. SULFASALAZINE : 104 side effects (FDA XML label)
  4. SULFASALAZINE : 105 side effects (FDA XML label)
  5. Sulfasalazine : 105 side effects (FDA XML label)
  6. SULFASALAZINE : 109 side effects (FDA XML label)
  7. Sulfasalazine : 109 side effects (FDA XML label)