Chemoprevention in Ulcerative Colitis

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Gary R. Lichtenstein (ed.)Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis10.1007/978-1-4939-1677-1_26 26. Chemoprevention in Ulcerative Colitis Fernando Velayos1   (1) Department of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco, 2330 Post St., Suite 610,…

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Pregnancy and Fertility in Ulcerative Colitis

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Medication FDA pregnancy categorya Pregnancy Breastfeeding   Recommendation Recommendation 5-ASA Sulfasalazine B Low risk, replace folate daily Probably compatible, possible diarrhea Mesalaminea B Low risk Probably compatible, possible diarrhea Ca Asacola—phthalate…

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Treatment of Severe Ulcerative Colitis

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Gary R. Lichtenstein (ed.)Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis10.1007/978-1-4939-1677-1_23 23. Treatment of Severe Ulcerative Colitis Seamus J. Murphy1   and Asher Kornbluth2   (1) Department of Medicine, Daisy Hill Hospital, 5 Hospital Road, Newry,…

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Rectal Glucocorticoid Use in Ulcerative Colitis

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Systemic  Hydrocortisone (in alcohol or as a hemisuccinate sodium)  Prednisolone-21 phosphate  Betamethasone Nonsystemic steroids  Prednisolone metasulfobenzoate  Beclomethasone dipropionate  Budesonide Glucocorticoids Mechanisms of Action Glucocorticoid activity is dependent on specific glucocorticoid…

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