Salazopyrin and Telaprevir

• Generic Name: sulfasalazine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Azulfidine, Azulfidine EN-tabs, Sulfazine

Sulfasalazine is used to treat and prevent ulcerative colitis. It works inside the bowels by helping to reduce the inflammation and other symptoms of the disease.

Sulfasalazine enteric-coated tablets are used to treat adults and children with rheumatoid arthritis in patients who have not been helped by or who cannot tolerate other medicines (eg, salicylates or NSAIDs) for rheumatoid arthritis.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: telaprevir
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Incivek

Telaprevir is used in combination with injectable peginterferon alfa (Pegasys®, Pegintron®) and ribavirin (Copegus®, Rebetol®) to treat chronic hepatitis C infection. These medicines are used in patients with liver disease (including cirrhosis) who have not been treated before or who have received other medicines that did not work well. Telaprevir is an antiviral agent.

Telaprevir was available only with your doctor's prescription.

Telaprevir was withdrawn from the United States market on October 16, 2014.