Are there concerns with using sulfasalazine in SLE?
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Rheumatology · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
A very practical question:
1. Yes, there is a concern theoretically; but you can use SSZ in lupus patients in certain circumstances.
Sulfonamides are divided up into antibiotic (abx) sulfonamides (like trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, TMP-SMX) and non-abx sulfonamides (e.g. furosemide, hydrochlorothiazi...