sulfasalazine (Pyralin EN) Flashcards
1
Q
Class
A
5-aminosalicylates
2
Q
Indications
A
Inflammatory bowel disease
rheumatoid arthritis
3
Q
Dose Range
A
1g 2-4 times a day
4
Q
Counselling/SE
A
- Take with food to reduce stomach upset
- see a doctor is sore throat, mouth ulcers, bruising, fever, malaise, rash, (watery diarrhoea:olsalazine) or non- specific illness occurs
SE;
- nausea
- skin rashes headache
- diarrhoea (worst with olsalazine)
- blood dyscrasias
- hepatitis
- reversible male infertility
5
Q
Monitoring
A
- blood count
- renal and liver function
