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  • Title: Olsalazine in patients intolerant of sulphasalazine.
    Author: Ireland A, Jewell DP.
    Journal: Scand J Gastroenterol; 1987 Nov; 22(9):1038-40. PubMed ID: 2892247.
    Abstract:
    Fifty patients with ulcerative colitis, intolerant of sulphasalazine, were treated with 500 mg olsalazine twice daily for a 3-month trial period. Thirty-eight of the patients (76%) tolerated the drug well, and all continued to take it beyond the 3-month period. Twelve (24%) were withdrawn because of side effects, the commonest being diarrhoea. There were no haematologic or biochemical abnormalities. Thus, olsalazine is a useful drug for patients who are intolerant of sulphasalazine.
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