Sulfasalazine
Azulfidine (sulfasalazine) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Sulfasalazine was first approved as Azulfidine on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat juvenile arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcerative colitis in the USA. It is known to target proton-coupled folate transporter.
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Trade Name
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EMA
Azulfidine, Azulfidine en-tabs (generic drugs available since 1982-01-01, discontinued: S.a.s)
Drug Products
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Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
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Labels
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EMA
Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
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azulfidine | New Drug Application | 2021-03-12 |
sulfasalazine | ANDA | 2023-06-01 |
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
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juvenile arthritis | EFO_0002609 | D001171 | M08 |
rheumatoid arthritis | EFO_0000685 | D001172 | M06.9 |
ulcerative colitis | EFO_0000729 | D003093 | K51 |
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Clinical
Clinical Trials
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Indications Phases 4
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Rheumatoid arthritis | D001172 | EFO_0000685 | M06.9 | — | — | 9 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
Ankylosing spondylitis | D013167 | EFO_0003898 | M45 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
Psoriatic arthritis | D015535 | EFO_0003778 | L40.5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
Spondylarthritis | D025241 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Heart disease risk factors | D000082742 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Vascular stiffness | D059289 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Juvenile arthritis | D001171 | EFO_0002609 | M08 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Indications Phases 3
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Neoplasms | D009369 | C80 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Diarrhea | D003967 | HP_0002014 | R19.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Indications Phases 2
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Glioblastoma | D005909 | EFO_0000515 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Pulmonary arterial hypertension | D000081029 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
Peripheral arterial disease | D058729 | EFO_0004265 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Breast neoplasms | D001943 | EFO_0003869 | C50 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Chronic pain | D059350 | HP_0012532 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Sclerosing cholangitis | D015209 | EFO_0004268 | K83.01 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Premature birth | D047928 | EFO_0003917 | O60 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Myeloid leukemia acute | D015470 | C92.0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Indications Phases 1
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Healthy volunteers/patients | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
Intestinal obstruction | D007415 | K56.60 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Magnetic resonance imaging | D008279 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
Oral administration | D000284 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
Pharmacokinetics | D010599 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
Vomiting | D014839 | HP_0002013 | R11.1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Drug interactions | D004347 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
Glioma | D005910 | EFO_0000520 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Indications Without Phase
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Esophageal neoplasms | D004938 | C15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nutrition disorders | D009748 | EFO_0001069 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Dumping syndrome | D004377 | EFO_1001307 | K91.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Feeding and eating disorders | D001068 | F50 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Brain neoplasms | D001932 | EFO_0003833 | C71 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Alcoholism | D000437 | EFO_0003829 | F10.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Coronary artery disease | D003324 | I25.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Epidemiology
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Drug
General
Drug common name | SULFASALAZINE |
INN | sulfasalazine |
Description | Sulfasalazine, sold under the brand name Azulfidine among others, is a medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease. It is considered by some to be a first-line treatment in rheumatoid arthritis. It is taken by mouth.
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Classification | Small molecule |
Drug class | antiarrhythmic/antianginal/antihypertensive agents, phthalazine like structure; anti-inflammatory agents (salicylic acid derivatives); antimicrobials (sulfonamides derivatives) |
Image (chem structure or protein) | |
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | O=C(O)c1cc(/N=N/c2ccc(S(=O)(=O)Nc3ccccn3)cc2)ccc1O |
Identifiers
PDB | — |
CAS-ID | 599-79-1 |
RxCUI | 9524 |
ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL421 |
ChEBI ID | 9334 |
PubChem CID | 5353980 |
DrugBank | DB00795 |
UNII ID | 3XC8GUZ6CB (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
Target
Agency Approved
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Alternate
SLC46A1
SLC46A1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
SLC46A1
Gene synonyms
G21, HCP1, PCFT
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
proton-coupled folate transporter
Protein synonyms
Heme carrier protein 1, PCFT/HCP1, solute carrier family 46 (folate transporter), member 1, Solute carrier family 46 member 1
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Slc46a1 (52466)
proton-coupled folate transporter (Q9D1P1)
Variants
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Trends
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Safety
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