SPL Set ID: 0ed73067-e2ca-4184-a93a-5a2141bb4898
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Each Balsalazide Disodium Capsules, USP contains 750 mg of balsalazide disodium, a prodrug that is enzymatically cleaved in the colon to produce mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid or 5-ASA), an aminosalicylate. Each capsule of balsalazide disodium (750 mg) is equivalent to 267 mg of mesalamine. Balsalazide disodium has the chemical name (E)-5-[[-4-[[(2-carboxyethyl)amino]carbonyl]phenyl]azo]-2-hydroxybenzoic acid, disodium salt, dihydrate. Its structural formula is: Molecular Weight: 437.31 Molecular Formula: C 17 H 13 N 3 Na 2 O 6 ·2H 2 O Balsalazide disodium is a yellow to orange crystalline powder. It is freely soluble in water and isotonic saline and DMSO, sparingly soluble in methanol and ethanol and practically insoluble in all other organic solvents. Inactive Ingredients: Each hard gelatin capsule contains colloidal silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate. Additionally, the capsule shell contains gelatin, titanium dioxide, iron oxide yellow, iron oxide black, and iron oxide red. The black ink contains shellac, iron oxide black, and potassium hydroxide. The sodium content of each capsule is approximately 79 mg. Sturucture