Sulsazen Tablet

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Last updated on 02 Feb 2026 | 07:41 PM (IST)

Sulsazen Tablet is a medicine used to treat various inflammatory conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis (joints), ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease (bowel). It reduces swelling and inflammation by blocking certain chemicals in the body.

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Sulfasalazine (500mg)

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Sunovion Pharmaceuticals (India) Private Ltd.

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Product introduction

Sulsazen Tablet may be taken with or without food. Take it regularly and at the same time each day to get the maximum benefit from it. Keep taking it as recommended by your doctor and complete the dose even if you feel better. Drinking plenty of water while taking it can help prevent kidney issues, including kidney stones.

Common side effects of Sulsazen Tablet include nausea, headache, vomiting, and gastrointestinal discomfort. You should consult with your doctor if any of these side effects do not resolve with time or get worse. Your doctor may help with ways to reduce or prevent these symptoms.

To ensure Sulsazen Tablet is safe for you, let your doctor know if you have any heart, kidney, or liver problems. Additionally, inform your doctor about all other medications you are currently taking. Your doctor may recommend regular blood tests to check your kidney and liver functions and blood components. Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers should seek medical advice before using this medicine.

Uses of Sulsazen Tablet

Benefits of Sulsazen Tablet

Treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis
In individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, Sulsazen Tablet helps slow joint damage and reduce pain and swelling. It also helps improve mobility and makes daily activities easier by decreasing joint inflammation.

Treatment of Psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects some individuals with psoriasis, causing joint pain, swelling, and stiffness alongside skin symptoms. Sulsazen Tablet has anti-inflammatory properties that help reduce joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. This medicine can also slow down the progression of joint damage associated with PsA. Additionally, it can help improve skin symptoms in individuals with both psoriasis and arthritis.

Treatment of Ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a disease of the large intestine (colon) and rectum in which the lining of the bowel becomes red and swollen. This can lead to bleeding, frequent diarrhea and abdominal pain. It relieves these symptoms and also helps you to stay well by preventing them from coming back. You should drink plenty of fluids while taking on treatment with this medicine to make sure you stay hydrated.

Treatment of Crohn’s disease
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the digestive tract. Sulsazen Tablet helps reduce inflammation in the digestive tract, which can relieve symptoms of Crohn’s disease like diarrhea, stomach pain, and fatigue. Controlling inflammation also helps prevent flare-ups and improve overall gut health.

Treatment of Ankylosing spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis is a rare type of arthritis that affects the spine or larger joints. It usually starts in your lower back and can spread up to your neck or damage joints in other parts of your body. Sulsazen Tablet helps reduce pain, stiffness and swelling in your spine and joints. It helps improve flexibility and prevents disease progression. This will help you lead a better and active life.

Side effects of Sulsazen Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Sulsazen

Gastrointestinal discomfort
Headache
Nausea
Oligospermia (low sperm count)
Vomiting

How to use Sulsazen Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Sulsazen Tablet should be taken with or after food.

How Sulsazen Tablet works

Sulsazen Tablet is a Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatoid Drug (DMARD). It works by suppressing the overactivity of the immune system in autoimmune diseases and blocking the chemical messengers that cause inflammation (swelling).

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Quick tips

Sulsazen Tablet may take 6-8 weeks to show effects. Continue taking it as prescribed.
Drink plenty of fluids while taking Sulsazen Tablet to help prevent kidney issues, including kidney stones.
Do not take Sulsazen Tablet if you have an allergy to sulfa drugs or aspirin.
Sulsazen Tablet may cause your skin, urine, saliva, and tears to appear orange or yellow in color. This is normal and not harmful.
Regular blood tests are necessary while taking this medicine to monitor liver function, kidney function, and blood component levels.
Do not stop taking the medication suddenly without talking to your doctor.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Sulsazen Tablet. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Sulsazen Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies do not indicate harmful effects. However, there are limited human studies.

Breast feeding

CAUTION

Sulsazen Tablet should be used with caution during breastfeeding. Breastfeeding should be held until the treatment of the mother is completed and the drug is eliminated from the body.

Driving

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether Sulsazen Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react. Please consult your doctor.

Kidney

UNSAFE

Sulsazen Tablet is unsafe to use in patients with kidney disease and should be avoided.
Regular monitoring of kidney function tests is advisable while you are taking this medicine.

Liver

UNSAFE

Sulsazen Tablet is unsafe to use in patients with liver disease and should be avoided.

Interaction with drugs

Taking Sulsazen with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects

Severe

Methotrexate (Injection Route)

Please consult with your doctor. Doctor may monitor liver function and blood cell counts.

Severe

Methotrexate (Injection Route)

Please consult with your doctor. Doctor may monitor liver function and blood cell counts.

Severe

Methotrexate (Injection Route)

Please consult with your doctor. Doctor may monitor liver function and blood cell counts.

Severe

Methotrexate (Injection Route)

Please consult with your doctor. Doctor may monitor liver function and blood cell counts.

Severe

Darolutamide (Oral Route)

Darolutamide may raise blood levels of Sulfasalazine. Darolutamide may raise blood levels of Sulfasalazine.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sulsazen Tablet, and what is it used for?

Sulsazen Tablet belongs to a group of medicines called anti-inflammatory agents. It is used to treat various inflammatory conditions such as Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and psoriatic arthritis.

Is Sulsazen Tablet a steroid or a painkiller?

Sulsazen Tablet is neither a steroid nor a painkiller. It is an anti-inflammatory medicine. It is used to treat and manage ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, in which the intestines become inflamed (swelling of intestines). It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (painful joint disease).

I have been prescribed Sulsazen Tablet for rheumatoid arthritis. When can I expect the pain in my joints to be better?

Sulsazen Tablet does not work right away. It takes about 6 to 12 weeks to deliver the full effect. You may start feeling better in 4 weeks after starting Sulsazen Tablet, but it can vary from person to person, and some of the patients may notice improvement after 3 months. Consumption of medicine should not be stopped without consulting your doctor.

For how long do I need to take Sulsazen Tablet?

If you can tolerate Sulsazen Tablet, which means the side effects do not bother you, then you have to continue Sulsazen Tablet till the disease remains in remission. It is better to take Sulsazen Tablet for the prescribed period.

Does the use of Sulsazen Tablet for the treatment of arthritis affect kidney function?

Though it is uncommon, Sulsazen Tablet may affect your kidney function. Therefore, your kidney function must remain normal before you start taking Sulsazen Tablet. If your kidney functions become abnormal during the treatment, consult your doctor.

Do I need to get any blood tests done while on Sulsazen Tablet therapy?

Your doctor will advise blood tests to check your blood cell counts and your kidney function before starting your treatment and regularly during treatment. The tests should also be done to measure substances produced by your liver, known as enzymes (liver function tests), and urine for protein and blood before you start treatment and at regular intervals.

Can Sulsazen Tablet affect my fertility?

Decreased sperm count and infertility have been reported in some males. These may disappear once the Sulsazen Tablet is discontinued.

Can I take azathioprine along with Sulsazen Tablet?

You should avoid using Sulsazen Tablet with azathioprine since there are chances of a decrease in blood cell count, which can be a serious side effect.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Azobenzenes

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

GASTRO INTESTINAL

Action Class

Non-Biologic DMARDs (Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatoid Drugs)

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References

Furst DE, Ulrich RW, Varkey-Altamirano C. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioids Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout. In: Katzung BG, Masters SB, Trevor AJ, editors. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 11th ed. New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited; 2009. pp. 632-33.
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General Information

Contains

Marketer

Storage

Product introduction

Uses of Sulsazen Tablet

Benefits of Sulsazen Tablet

Side effects of Sulsazen Tablet

How to use Sulsazen Tablet

How Sulsazen Tablet works

All substitutes for Sulsazen Tablet

Sulfunol 500mg Tablet

Saaz Tablet

SazO 500 Tablet

Salazar Tablet

Sulseas 500mg Tablet

Quick tips

Safety advice

Alcohol

Pregnancy

Breast feeding

Driving

Kidney

Liver

Interaction with drugs

Methotrexate (Injection Route)

Methotrexate (Injection Route)

Methotrexate (Injection Route)

Methotrexate (Injection Route)

Darolutamide (Oral Route)

Frequently asked questions

What is Sulsazen Tablet, and what is it used for?

Is Sulsazen Tablet a steroid or a painkiller?

I have been prescribed Sulsazen Tablet for rheumatoid arthritis. When can I expect the pain in my joints to be better?

For how long do I need to take Sulsazen Tablet?

Does the use of Sulsazen Tablet for the treatment of arthritis affect kidney function?

Do I need to get any blood tests done while on Sulsazen Tablet therapy?

Can Sulsazen Tablet affect my fertility?

Can I take azathioprine along with Sulsazen Tablet?

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

Action Class

Related lab tests

Anti Neutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody - P

Anti Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (ASCA), IgA

Anti Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (ASCA), IgG

C- Reactive Protein Quantitative

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

HLA - B27, PCR

Rheumatoid Factor - Agglutination

Rheumatoid Factor - Turbidometry

Rheumatoid Factor IgG Antibody

References

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