Wadsworth Pointe offers all the services necessary to meet the changing needs of its residents, eliminating the need to move to a different community at a later age or stage in life and recovery. Located just a short drive from Akron within Medina County, our home is an easy drive for family and friends.
Sulfasalazine (brand name Azulfidine in the U.S. , Salazopyrin and Sulazine in Europe and Hong Kong) was developed in the 1950s specifically to treat rheumatoid arthritis.It was believed at the time that bacterial infections were the cause of rheumatoid arthritis.Sulfasalazine is a sulfa drug, a derivative of mesalazine, and is formed by combining sulfapyridine and salicylate with an azo coupling.he use of sulfasalazine in inflammatory bowel disease has declined due mainly to the fact that it yields the metabolite sulfapyridine which gives rise to side-effects such as agranulocytosis and hypospermia.
1 The standard dose ranges from 2 tablets (1000 mg) twice a day to 3 tablets twice a day (1500 mg). 2  Sulfasalazine is usually started slowly either one tablet daily or one tablet twice daily.