Fostering Self-Management and Patient Activation

Nov 20, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Fostering Self-Management and Patient Activation

and Justin Vandergrift2 (1) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (2) Charlotte, North Carolina, USA   KeywordsSelf-managementAdherencePatient activationCo-production Introduction As chronic medical conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), predominate as a…

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5-Aminosalicylate Therapy

Nov 20, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on 5-Aminosalicylate Therapy

Drug Formulation Delivery system Dosage form Release location Azo-bonded formulations Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine®) Azo bond of 5-ASA to sulfapyridine Broken down by colonic bacteria to release active 5-ASA moiety Tablet 500…

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Probiotic Therapy

Nov 20, 2017 by in GASTROENTEROLOGY Comments Off on Probiotic Therapy

Participants [# Treated] Trial design Probiotic (strains) Dosing (CFU/day) Trial length (months) Ref. 103 [50] DBRDD Single strain (E. coli Nissle) 5 × 1010 3 [45] 327 [162] DBRDD Single…

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