# Balsalazide Disodium (Balsalazide Disodium)

Source: https://ourhealthnetwork.com/drugs/balsalazide-disodium
Data: FDA Orange Book and OpenFDA, refreshed periodically

## What is Balsalazide Disodium?

Balsalazide Disodium is a prescription medication used to treat coliti and ulcerative. Across the United States, 3,000 doctors prescribe Balsalazide to approximately 2,000 Medicare patients.

## Brand names

Balsalazide Disodium

## Indications

Balsalazide Disodium is prescribed for the treatment of colitis and ulcerative.

## Conditions treated

- [Colitis](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/conditions/colitis)
- [Ulcerative](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/conditions/ulcerative)

## Mechanism of action

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 the 4-aminobenzoyl-β-alanine carrier moiety. The carrier moiety released when balsalazide disodium is cleaved is only minimally absorbed and is largely inert.

## Drug classification

- Established Pharmacologic Class: Prescription Medication
- Route of administration: ORAL

## Common side effects

abdominal pain, and arthralgia, arthralgia, diarrhea, headache, nausea, respiratory infection, vomiting

## Sources and disclaimers

- FDA Orange Book and OpenFDA dataset
- This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional before starting, stopping, or changing any medication.

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