Drug Safety Information for SULFASALAZINE (Sulfasalazine)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for AZULFIDINE (SULFASALAZINE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for AZULFIDINE EN-TABS (SULFASALAZINE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for SULFASALAZINE* (Sulfasalazine)

These charts and graphs are based on reports received through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) program (see below).

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with SULFASALAZINE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia703
2Arthralgia604
3Drug ineffective578
4Injection site pain570
5Nausea*522
6Headache*473
7Rash453
8Rheumatoid arthritis448
9Pneumonia444
10Pain*425
11Dyspnoea415
12Fatigue408
13Diarrhoea*365
14Vomiting327
15Cough304
16Malaise298
17Pain in extremity294
18Injection site erythema277
19Dizziness*247
20Condition aggravated237

* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of SULFASALAZINE " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.

Top 10 Reasons for Taking SULFASALAZINE
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Rheumatoid arthritis*9573
2Product used for unknown indication6479
3Colitis ulcerative*1887
4Crohn's disease*1515
5Ankylosing spondylitis1101
6Psoriatic arthropathy*1065
7Arthritis*788
8Colitis379
9Ill-defined disorder219
10Polyarthritis200

*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.


Types of Adverse Events for SULFASALAZINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 47774


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for SULFASALAZINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 47774*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Sulfasalazine (Colo-pleon, Azulfadine, S.a.s.-500, Salazopyrin en, Pleon, Salazopyrin, Azulfidine en, Asulfidine, Colo pleon, Azulfidine, Azulfidine en-tabs, Sulfasalazine)

Charts are based on 47774 reports filed with the FDA between 2004 and June 2015.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FDA by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers), health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and by patients themselves (voluntary reporting). More Information on FDA MedWatch (FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program)Voluntary reporting takes place under the FDA's MedWatch program, where health care professionals and consumers submit reports to FDA when they find a problem with a drug, medical device, biologic, or other FDA-regulated product. An adverse event is any undesirable experience or extreme side effect associated with the use of a medical product. Adverse events include: death, life threatening event, hospitalization, disability or permanent damage, congenital anomaly or birth defect, medical product use requiring a surgical or other intervention, or other serious medical situation believed to be caused by the drug.

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Historical Analytics of FDA Adverse Event Reports Provided by Druginformer.com. FDA Drug Safety Information, including safety-related labeling updates, required post-approval safety studies, risk evaluation management strategies (REMS), alerts, and recalls are compiled by AskaPatient.com from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.