Drug details

Colazal (balsalazide)

type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Agents, 5-Aminosalicylic Acid Derivatives

Colazal (balsalazide) is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat active ulcerative colitis. Colazal is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Ulcerative colitis .

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • upper stomach pain,
  • loss of appetite,
  • dark urine,
  • fever,
  • pale skin,
  • lightheadedness,
  • stomach pain,
  • clay-colored stools,
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
  • swelling,
  • unusual tiredness,
  • little or no urination,
  • shortness of breath, and
  • rapid weight gain,
  • pain or burning when you urinate,
  • bloody diarrhea,
  • cold hands and feet
  • cramps,
The following drugs are related to Colazal, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Asacol (mesalamine delayed-release tablets)
  • Asacol HD (mesalamine delayed-release tablets, oral)
  • Imuran (azathioprine)
  • Azulfidine EN-Tabs (sulfasalazine delayed release tablets)
  • Giazo (balsalazide disodium)
  • Uceris (budesonide rectal foam)
  • Cimzia (certolizumab pegol injection)
  • Delzicol (mesalamine delayed-release capsules)
  • Dipentum (olsalazine sodium capsules)
  • Flagyl Injection (metronidazole injection)
  • Lialda (mesalamine)
  • Purinethol (mercaptopurine)
  • Pentasa (mesalamine)
  • Rowasa (mesalamine rectal suspension enema)
The following supplements are related to Colazal, and may be used together with the drug:
  • Blond Psyllium (s.)
  • Bifidobacteria (s.)
  • Lactobacillus (s.)