Something similar to this happened to me once.

I had changed my GP and had to see a doctor for my first lot of tablets. I took the prescription to the chemist (as luck would have it right next door to the GP's surgery) and noticed that the SLZ look different, if I remember right it was a different shape. I checked with the pharmacist if I had been given the right tablets. Turned out that the GP had not put e/c on the prescription, so I wasn't given what I had normally taken. He told me that the ones with e/c didn't start to dissolve until they were in the stomach. I went back to the doctors surgery and had the prescription changed.

Are you taking a stomach protector? I would imagine that if you are then there really shouldn't be a problem, but I would still check. I'm assuming that you will still have some of the coated tablets left from your last prescription, but if you haven't I wouldn't think that missing a dose would make much difference. Hopefully sometime tomorrow you will be able to speak to your nurse. I have in the past missed taking them and haven't noticed any difference with mt RA.

Paula x

Just to add an alternative, I took the liquid version of sulphasalazine - as I couldn't swallow the tablets as they were too big and your are not allowed to cut them in half!! It was bright orange; but I had to stop as it gave me such horrible headaches - but that could have been all the colouring!!
Anne

Hi

I tried them last year, had to stop them as they gave me a upset tummy every day! Not funny when you have an hour bus journey to work!
Hope they work for you.

Take Care
Love Lou xx