SALAZOPYRIN

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Australia, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug SALAZOPYRIN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Sulfasalazine
UNII 3XC8GUZ6CB - SULFASALAZINE

Therapeutic benefit of sulfasalazine appears to be due to a local action of the sulfasalazine and its split product 5-aminosalicylic acid on the mucous membrane and deeper colonic structures.

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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
SALAZOPYRIN Suppository Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
A07EC01 Sulfasalazine A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A07 Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents → A07E Intestinal antiinflammatory agents → A07EC Aminosalicylic acid and similar agents
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: AU Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Identifier(s): 2093E, 2096H, 9208P, 9209Q
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 02064472, 02064480
Country: EE Ravimiamet Identifier(s): 1023455
Country: FI Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus Identifier(s): 162354, 402792, 424432
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 18877, 18889, 24883, 381666
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 25960
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 44842, 48080, 48379, 52872
Country: MT Medicines Authority Identifier(s): AA565/33102
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 749, 750
Country: PL Rejestru Produktów Leczniczych Identifier(s): 100100508, 100254186
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 01589P
Country: TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu Identifier(s): 8681308044839
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): E/20.2.1/909, E/20.2.1/910

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