Salazopyrin 500mg tablets

Land: Bretland

Tungumál: enska

Heimild: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Virkt innihaldsefni:

Sulfasalazine

Fáanlegur frá:

Dowelhurst Ltd

ATC númer:

A07EC01

INN (Alþjóðlegt nafn):

Sulfasalazine

Skammtar:

500mg

Lyfjaform:

Oral tablet

Stjórnsýsluleið:

Oral

Tegund:

No Controlled Drug Status

Gerð lyfseðils:

Valid as a prescribable product

Vörulýsing:

BNF: 01050100

Upplýsingar fylgiseðill

PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
SALAZOPYRIN
® EN
500MG TABLETS
(sulfasalazine)
The name of your medicine is Salazopyrin EN
500mg tablets but will be referred to as Salazopyrin
EN throughout this leaflet.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Salazopyrin EN are and what they are
used for
2.
Before you take Salazopyrin EN
3.
How to take Salazopyrin EN
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Salazopyrin EN
6.
Further information
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU TAKE
THIS MEDICINE

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it
again.

If you have any further questions, ask your
doctor or pharmacist.

This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do
not pass it on to others. It may harm them,
even if their symptoms are the same as yours.

If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you
notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet,
please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
1.
WHAT SALAZOPYRIN EN ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE
USED FOR
The active substance in Salazopyrin EN is
sulfasalazine which is an anti-inflammatory drug
and belongs to a group of medicines called
aminosalicylates.
Your doctor may give you Salazopyrin EN to treat
and manage inflammatory bowel disease or to treat
rheumatoid arthritis.
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
The main forms of inflammatory bowel disease are
Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Although
the
diseases
have
some
features
in
common, there are some important differences.
Ulcerative Colitis is an inflammatory disease which
affects only the large bowel (colon and back
passage). The lining of the bowel becomes
inflamed (red and swollen) and symptoms include
abdominal pain and diarrhoea (which may contain
blood and mucus). Salazopyrin EN is used to
control the flare-ups of ulcerative colitis. They may
also be used at lower doses to prevent more flare-
ups of ulcerative colitis.
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disease which
may affect any part of the digestive system from
the mouth to the anus, but it most commonly
affects the last part of the small bowel and the first
part of the l