Ulcerative proctitis: A review of pharmacotherapy and management

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 741-749

  Lakatos, Peter Laszlo ^a   Lakatos, Laszlo ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Csolnoky F Province Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

5 ASA; Azathioprine; Infliximab; Steroids; Therapy; Ulcerative colitis; Ulcerative proctitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTISONE; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUTICASONE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; LAXATIVE; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SUPPOSITORY BASE; TIXOCORTOL PIVALATE; ENEMA; GLUCOCORTICOID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE NECROSIS; CANCER RISK; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROPATHY; NEUTROPENIA; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCTITIS; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEROID THERAPY; ULCERATIVE PROCTITIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUPPOSITORY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ENEMA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MESALAMINE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROCTITIS; SUPPOSITORIES;

EID: 41949134167     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.9.5.741     Document Type: Review

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