Balsalazida [Spanish]
Brand names,
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Analogs
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Brand Names Mixture
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Chemical_Formula
C17H15N3O6
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RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/balsalazide.htm
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fda sheet
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msds (material safety sheet)
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Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
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Molecular Weight
357.318 g/mol
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Melting Point
No information avaliable
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H2O Solubility
Freely soluble as disodium salt
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State
Solid
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LogP
2.417
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Dosage Forms
Capsule (750 mg)
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Indication
For the treatment of mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis.
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Pharmacology
Balsalazide is a prodrug that is enzymatically cleaved in the colon to produce mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid), an anti inflammatory drug indicated for the treatment of mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis. Balsalazide disodium is delivered intact to the colon where it is cleaved by bacterial azoreduction to release equimolar quantities of mesalamine, which is the therapeutically active portion of the molecule, and 4-aminobenzoyl-(beta)-alanine.
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Absorption
Low and variable, intact balsalazide is poorly absorbed systemically.
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side effects and Toxicity
A single oral dose of balsalazide disodium at 5 grams/kg or 4-aminobenzoyl-(beta)-alanine, a metabolite of balsalazide disodium, at 1 gram/kg was non-lethal in mice and rats. No symptoms of acute toxicity were seen at these doses.
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Patient Information
No information avaliable
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Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals