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SULFASALAZINE for Rheumatoid arthritis: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 24,199 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where SULFASALAZINE was used for Rheumatoid arthritis.

Most Reported Side Effects for SULFASALAZINE

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 22,365 55.7% 1,297 4,514
Rheumatoid arthritis 15,136 37.7% 1,835 3,953
Drug intolerance 11,530 28.7% 1,297 3,150
Pain 11,309 28.2% 1,657 3,247
Fatigue 9,684 24.1% 1,644 3,106
Joint swelling 9,673 24.1% 1,795 3,312
Rash 8,739 21.8% 1,743 3,126
Contraindicated product administered 8,698 21.7% 1,118 2,639
Arthralgia 8,527 21.2% 1,518 3,047
Abdominal discomfort 8,404 20.9% 1,550 2,616
Alopecia 8,050 20.0% 1,482 2,428
Systemic lupus erythematosus 7,640 19.0% 1,845 2,447
Off label use 7,626 19.0% 1,692 3,213
Synovitis 7,566 18.8% 1,738 2,992
Arthropathy 7,545 18.8% 1,492 2,876

Other Indications for SULFASALAZINE

Product used for unknown indication (9,562) Psoriatic arthropathy (946) Colitis ulcerative (537) Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (460) Ankylosing spondylitis (354) Systemic lupus erythematosus (348) Arthritis (250) Crohn's disease (234) Polyarthritis (172) Psoriasis (140)

Other Drugs Used for Rheumatoid arthritis

ETANERCEPT (186,585) ADALIMUMAB (154,287) METHOTREXATE (84,654) TOFACITINIB (77,765) ABATACEPT (75,236) TOCILIZUMAB (55,449) CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL (47,602) RITUXIMAB (40,017) UPADACITINIB (33,555) GOLIMUMAB (31,947)

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