Cucard Pharma
Sulfasalazine (500mg)
SSZ 500mg Tablet DR is a medicine used to treat various inflammatory conditions of the joints, skin, and bowel.
Tablet DR
SSZ 500mg Tablet DR is to be taken with food. This will help you prevent an upset stomach. You should 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. Taking it with plenty of water can help you avoid kidney problems such as kidney stones. Using this medicine may cause some common side effects such as nausea, headache, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal discomfort. You should consult with your doctor if any of these side effects do resolve with time or get worse. Your doctor may help with ways to reduce or prevent these symptoms.
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. SSZ 500mg Tablet DR is to be taken with food.
SSZ 500mg Tablet DR is a Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatoid Drug (DMARD). It works by suppressing the overactivity of the immune system in autoimmune diseases and blocks the chemical messengers that cause inflammation (swelling).
Take it with food to avoid an upset stomach. It may take 6-8 weeks for SSZ 500mg Tablet DR to work. Keep taking it as prescribed. Drink plenty of fluids while taking SSZ 500mg Tablet DR in order to avoid kidney problems such as kidney stones. It may cause a deficiency of folic acid. Take the supplements as suggested by the doctor. Do not take SSZ 500mg Tablet DR if you are allergic to sulfa drugs or aspirin.