Blood tests. Treatment with Mercaptopurine may affect your bone marrow. This means you may have a reduced number of white blood cells, platelets and (less commonly) red blood cells in your blood. Mercaptopurine is also sometimes used to treat certain other types of cancer, Crohn's disease (a condition in which the body attacks the lining of the digestive tract causing pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and fever), and ulcerative colitis (condition in which sores develop in the intestines causing pain and diarrhea). PURIXAN ® (mercaptopurine) Oral Suspension. DESCRIPTION. Mercaptopurine, a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor, known chemically as 1,7-dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione monohydrate, is an analogue of the purine bases adenine and hypoxanthine. Varicella zoster Immunoglobulin (VZIG) is a scarce blood product that is offered to individuals at high risk of severe chickenpox following an exposure. Mercaptopurine (Purinethol, 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-MP) chemotherapy side effects, how it's given, how it works, precautions and self care tips in treatment of ALL Mercaptopurine was synthesized and developed by Hitchings, Elion, and associates at the Wellcome Research Laboratories. Mercaptopurine USP, known chemically as 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro-monohydrate, is an analogue of the purine bases adenine and hypoxanthine. Concernant les atteintes hépatiques et les réactions d'hypersensibilité, il existe une possibilité de réaction croisée entre la mésalazine et la sulfasalazine. OVERVIEW. Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) and the 5-aminosalicylate drugs (sample brand names: Delzicol, Asacol HD, Pentasa, Salofalk, Dipentum, Colazal, Apriso, Lialda) are used to treat inflammatory bowel disease. Management of ulcerative colitis involves first treating the acute symptoms of the disease, then maintaining remission. Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores, in the colon. Scroll right by clicking & dragging with your cursor or swiping with your finger.