释义 |
Definition of sulphasalazine in English: sulphasalazine(also sulfasalazine) nounˌsʌlfəˈsaləziːn mass nounMedicine A sulphonamide antibiotic used to treat ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Example sentencesExamples - Supplementation with folic acid (15 mg/day for one month) prevents folate deficiency in patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with sulfasalazine.
- This failed to respond to sulfasalazine or doxycycline, and was not controlled with nonsteroidal agents; eventually, a small dose of prednisone was required on a long-term basis.
- At six and 12 months, there was no difference in ACR20 response rate between patients treated with leflunomide and patients treated with sulfasalazine or methotrexate.
- All of the women included in the case part of the study were taking at least one of the following folic acid antagonists: trimethoprim, triamterene, sulfasalazine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, primidone and carbamazepine.
- Almost all sulfonamides are anti-infectives: however, sulfasalazine which is used to treat ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is also included.
Origin 1960s: from sulpha- + sal(icylic acid) + azine. |