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Azulfidine

Chinese herb shows promise for treating RA

August 24, 2009
A Chinese herbal remedy that has been used for centuries to help treat inflammatory diseases may have potential as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new study suggests. The herb, known as "thunder god vine," is an extract of the medicinal plant Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF). For the study, researchers gave RA patients either the TwHF extract or Azulfidine, a prescription anti-inflammatory drug. At the end of the trial, about 65 percent of those taking the herbal extract showed ... Read more »

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...stop disease progress and prevent disability and discomfort. DMARDs include Rheumatrex (methotrexate), Azulfidine (sulfasalazine), and Arava (leflunomide). Someone diagnosed with RA today is... Read more »
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...or it is formulated so that it can reach the lower intestine before it is absorbed. Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), which contains mesalamine and sulfapyridine (a sulfa antibiotic), is the standard... Read more »
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...or it is formulated so that it can reach the lower intestine before it is absorbed. Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), which contains mesalamine and sulfapyridine (a sulfa antibiotic), is the standard... Read more »
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...are investigational and are generally less safe than first-line agents.Sulfasalazine. Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) is sometimes used for psoriasis. In one major analysis, sulfasalazine and... Read more »
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...active metabolite of leflunomide, could help predict treatment response.Sulfasalazine. Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) was developed in the 1930s for treating rheumatoid arthritis, but fell into... Read more »

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Sulfasalazine is used to treat a certain type of bowel disease called ulcerative colitis. This... Read more »

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Sulfasalazine is used to treat a certain type of bowel disease called ulcerative colitis. This... Read more »

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Sulfasalazine is used to treat a certain type of bowel disease called ulcerative colitis. This... Read more »

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