SULFASALAZINE

Course overview

SULFASALAZINE IS A DISEASE-MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG (DMARD) USED IN THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE CONDITIONS SUCH AS RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MODE OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF SULFASALAZINE THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING AS RELATES TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND ITS RELATED CONDITIONS AND SEQUELAE.