Olsalazine in Patients Intolerant of Sulphasalazine
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 23 (sup148) , 101-103
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365528809101561
Abstract
Fifty patients with ulcerative colitis, intolerant of sulphasalazine, were treated with olsalazine, 500 mg twice daily for a 3-month trial period. Thirty-eight of the patients (76%) tolerated the drug well, and all continued to take it beyond the 3-month period. Twelve (24%) were withdrawn because of side-effects, the commonest being diarrhoea. There were no haematological or biochemical abnormalities. Thus, olsalazine is a useful drug for patients who are intolerant of sulphasalazine.Keywords
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