Drug ID:Drug190
Drug Name:Sulfasalazine
CID:5339
DrugBank ID:DB00795
Modality:Small Molecule
Groups:approved
US Approved:YES
Other Approved:YES
Identifier: NCT03414502, , NCT02714634, , NCT03254589, , NCT03739853, , NCT03847311, , NCT04720183, , NCT06060301, , NCT04725422, , NCT02451748, , NCT05580861, , NCT05664464, , NCT03561584, , NCT05703425, , NCT06360068, , NCT06134388, , NCT04205357, , NCT05445440, , NCT04610476, , NCT02374021, , NCT02466
Molecular Formula:C18H14N4O5S
Molecular Weight:398.4 g/mol
Isomeric SMILES:C1=CC=NC(=C1)NS(=O)(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)N=NC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)C(=O)O
Synonyms:sulfasalazine; Salicylazosulfapyridine; Azulfidine; Sulphasalazine; Benzosulfa; Azopyrin; Sulfasalazina; Sulfasalazinum; Sulfasalazin; Azulfidine EN-tabs
Phase 0: 1
Phase 1: 12
Phase 2: 13
Phase 3: 18
Phase 4: 20
Description:A drug that is used in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. Its activity is generally considered to lie in its metabolic breakdown product, 5-aminosalicylic acid (see mesalamine) released in the colon. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p907)

Molecular Structure

2D Molecular Structure

Knowledge Graph

dtIDCIDCompound NameGene IDGene NameSpeciesPubMed IDsAction
dt1325 5339 Sulfasalazine 9308 CD83 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1326 5339 Sulfasalazine 240 ALOX5 Homo sapiens (human) Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor
dt1327 5339 Sulfasalazine 1719 DHFR Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1328 5339 Sulfasalazine 3091 HIF1A Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1329 5339 Sulfasalazine 1576 CYP3A4 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1330 5339 Sulfasalazine 5743 PTGS2 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1331 5339 Sulfasalazine 5468 PPARG Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1332 5339 Sulfasalazine 38 ACAT1 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1333 5339 Sulfasalazine 240 ALOX5 Homo sapiens (human) Inhibitor
dt1334 5339 Sulfasalazine 1544 CYP1A2 Homo sapiens (human) None

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Phase Distribution
Phase Description
  • Phase 0: Exploratory trials to assess drug behavior in humans
  • Phase 1: Safety trials to determine safe dosage range
  • Phase 2: Efficacy trials to evaluate therapeutic effects
  • Phase 3: Large-scale trials to confirm efficacy and safety
  • Phase 4: Post-marketing surveillance for long-term safety and efficacy

Trial IDTitlePhaseStatusSponsorIndicationsInterventions
No data available

Disease IDDisease NameDefinitionCategoryRelated DrugsMechanism
No data available

Strategy IDTherapeutic StrategySynonymsRelated DrugsMechanism
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Scavenging of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species by the prodrug sulfasalazine…

PMID: 21208525
Year: 2010
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 10.0

Sulfasalazine salicylazosulfapyridine (SASP), consisting of 5-aminosalicylic acid bound to sulfapyridine by a diazo bond, is an effective drug in th…

Meta-analysis and systematic review on Sulfasalazine/5-ASA use during pregnancy…

PMID: 40334871
Year: 2025
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to evaluate the risks associated with Sulfasalazine (SSZ) and 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) use during pregnancy on perin…

Clinical outcomes of maintenance therapy with sulfasalazine compared to 5-amino…

PMID: 40205880
Year: 2025
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

OBJECTIVES: Sulfasalazine (SZ) and 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASA) have been widely used treatments for ulcerative colitis (UC). Although some studies sug…

Application of Saccharomyces boulardii in combination with sulfasalazine in ulc…

PMID: 40061979
Year: 2025
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a complex inflammatory bowel disease, and its etiology and pathogenesis remain incompletely elucidated. AIM: T…

Resistant starch grafted cerium-sulfasalazine infinite coordination polymers sy…

PMID: 39707422
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic gastrointestinal disease which is closely related with the overproduced reactive oxygen species (ROS), …

Sulfasalazine-Loaded Copper-Tannic Acid Coordination Nanozyme Enables ROS Scave…

PMID: 39648654
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and an increased expression of proinflammatory c…

Evaluation of the immunomodulatory activity of probiotics mixture and sulfasala…

PMID: 39419885
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

BACKGROUND: Currently, the use of probiotics to treat inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is widely accepted because of their gut microbiota modulation…

Co-amorphous systems of sulfasalazine with matrine-type alkaloids: Enhanced sol…

PMID: 39216557
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Sulfasalazine (SULF), a sulfonamide antibiotic, has been utilized in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) …

Combinatorial intervention with dental pulp stem cells and sulfasalazine in a r…

PMID: 39078564
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that involves inflammation of the colon lining and rectum. Although a definitiv…

Formulation and Development of Novel Sulfasalazine Bilayer Tablets for The Trea…

PMID: 38401631
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Sulfasalazine needs frequent daily dosing and the administration of numerous tablets per day pose challenges to patient compliance, contributing to i…

The gut microbiome regulates the clinical efficacy of sulfasalazine therapy for…

PMID: 38378002
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Sulfasalazine is a prodrug known to be effective for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-associated peripheral spondyloarthritis (pSpA)…

Comparative treatment of Sulfasalazine+Ezetimibe combination and Sulfasalazine …

PMID: 38024826
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease with high mortality and morbidity worldwide. It causes inflammation in the lining of the colon, …

DRESS syndrome - A dermatological emergency - Sulfasalazine-related acute drug …

PMID: 37809745
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Association Score: 9.5

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS syndrome) or drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS) is a severe skin reaction ass…

Sulfasalazine as a cause of false-positive elevation of urinary normetanephrine…

PMID: 37730424
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

In patients with suspected phaeochromocytoma, biochemical screening of urine or blood for excess secretion catecholamines and/or their metabolites is…

Genistein and/or sulfasalazine ameliorate acetic acid-induced ulcerative coliti…

PMID: 37414101
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease in which the colon's lining becomes inflamed. Exploring herbal remedies th…

Repurposing Sulfasalazine as a Radiosensitizer in Hypoxic Human Colorectal Canc…

PMID: 37190291
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

xCT overexpression in cancer cells has been linked to tumor growth, metastasis and treatment resistance. Sulfasalazine (SSZ), an FDA-approved drug fo…

Sulfasalazine exposure during pregnancy and lactation: reproductive outcomes in…

PMID: 37080254
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

CONTEXT: Sulfasalazine (SAS) is a drug prescribed for pregnant and breastfeeding women with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. SAS treatment induce…

Efficacy and Safety of Sulfasalazine Suspension in Children With Ulcerative Col…

PMID: 36576855
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

BACKGROUND: Sulfasalazine (SZ) is commonly used to treat pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC). SZ can be compounded into a suspension form which is bene…

Drug hypersensitivity syndrome induced by sulfasalazine: A case report

PMID: 35984191
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

INTRODUCTION: Drug hypersensitivity syndrome (DHS) induced by sulfasalazine is a serious systemic delayed adverse drug reaction, which is associated …

Iron plays a role in sulfasalazine-induced ferroptosis with autophagic flux blo…

PMID: 35441682
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone malignancy in children and young adults, with a very poor prognosis. It is of great importance to develo…

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