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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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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
musculoskeletal diseasesD009140
digestive system diseasesD004066
skin and connective tissue diseasesD017437
immune system diseasesD007154
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Azulfidine, Azulfidine en-tabs (generic drugs available since 1982-01-01, discontinued: S.a.s)
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Sulfasalazine
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
AZULFIDINE EN-TABSMylanN-007073 RX1983-04-06
1 products, RLD, RS
AZULFIDINEMylanN-007073 RX1982-01-01
1 products, RLD, RS
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Brand Name
Status
Last Update
azulfidine New Drug Application2021-03-12
sulfasalazineANDA2023-06-01
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication
Ontology
MeSH
ICD-10
juvenile arthritisEFO_0002609D001171M08
rheumatoid arthritisEFO_0000685D001172M06.9
ulcerative colitisEFO_0000729D003093K51
Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
No data
Patent Expiration
No data
ATC Codes
A: Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs
A07: Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents
A07E: Intestinal antiinflammatory agents
A07EC: Aminosalicylic acid and similar agents
A07EC01: Sulfasalazine
HCPCS
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Clinical
Clinical Trials
58 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Rheumatoid arthritisD001172EFO_0000685M06.9913325
Ankylosing spondylitisD013167EFO_0003898M452135
Psoriatic arthritisD015535EFO_0003778L40.5123
SpondylarthritisD02524111
Heart disease risk factorsD00008274211
Vascular stiffnessD05928911
Juvenile arthritisD001171EFO_0002609M0811
Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
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Total
NeoplasmsD009369C8011
DiarrheaD003967HP_0002014R19.711
Indications Phases 2
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
GlioblastomaD005909EFO_0000515212
Pulmonary arterial hypertensionD000081029111
Peripheral arterial diseaseD058729EFO_000426511
Breast neoplasmsD001943EFO_0003869C5011
Chronic painD059350HP_001253211
Sclerosing cholangitisD015209EFO_0004268K83.0111
Premature birthD047928EFO_0003917O6011
Myeloid leukemia acuteD015470C92.0111
Indications Phases 1
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MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
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Ph 2
Ph 3
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Healthy volunteers/patients33
Intestinal obstructionD007415K56.6022
Magnetic resonance imagingD00827911
Oral administrationD00028411
PharmacokineticsD01059911
VomitingD014839HP_0002013R11.111
Drug interactionsD00434711
GliomaD005910EFO_000052011
Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Esophageal neoplasmsD004938C1511
Nutrition disordersD009748EFO_000106911
Dumping syndromeD004377EFO_1001307K91.111
Feeding and eating disordersD001068F5011
Brain neoplasmsD001932EFO_0003833C7111
AlcoholismD000437EFO_0003829F10.111
Coronary artery diseaseD003324I25.111
Epidemiology
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Drug
General
Drug common nameSULFASALAZINE
INNsulfasalazine
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.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classantiarrhythmic/antianginal/antihypertensive agents, phthalazine like structure; anti-inflammatory agents (salicylic acid derivatives); antimicrobials (sulfonamides derivatives)
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
O=C(O)c1cc(/N=N/c2ccc(S(=O)(=O)Nc3ccccn3)cc2)ccc1O
Identifiers
PDB
CAS-ID599-79-1
RxCUI9524
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL421
ChEBI ID9334
PubChem CID5353980
DrugBankDB00795
UNII ID3XC8GUZ6CB (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
No data
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
Clinical Variant
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Financial
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Trends
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Safety
Black-box Warning
No Black-box warning
Adverse Events
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34 adverse events reported
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