5-Aminosalicylate (5-ASA) for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35397
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nova Scotia Collaborative IBD Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1483
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5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) is a medication often used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It helps to controll active ulcerative colitis, or Crohn’s colitis and keep mild to moderate ulcerative colitis in remission (period of recovery). Topics include: what does 5-ASA do, which 5-ASA you should take, how to take 5-ASA, what other medications you can take, and how 5-ASA will help. The pamphlet also describes side effects and how long you will need to take 5-ASA.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nova Scotia Collaborative IBD Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (5 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - drug therapy
- Crohn Disease - drug therapy
- Colitis - drug therapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Inflammatory bowel diseases
- Crohn's disease
- Colitis
- Abstract
- 5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) is a medication often used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It helps to controll active ulcerative colitis, or Crohn’s colitis and keep mild to moderate ulcerative colitis in remission (period of recovery). Topics include: what does 5-ASA do, which 5-ASA you should take, how to take 5-ASA, what other medications you can take, and how 5-ASA will help. The pamphlet also describes side effects and how long you will need to take 5-ASA.
- Notes
- Previous title: 5-Aminosalicylate (5-ASA)
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Nova Scotia Collaborative IBD Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1483
Methotrexate (MTX) therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34942
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nova Scotia Collaborative Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1138
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Your health care provider feels that treatment with methotrexate (meth-oh-TREX-ate) might help your Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. These are both types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This pamphlet explains what methotrexate (MTX) is, how well it works, side effects of MTX, who should not take MTX, and precautions. Instructions for injecting MTX are given.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nova Scotia Collaborative Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (13 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Specialty
- Gastrointestinal System
- Medications
- Abstract
- Your health care provider feels that treatment with methotrexate (meth-oh-TREX-ate) might help your Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. These are both types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This pamphlet explains what methotrexate (MTX) is, how well it works, side effects of MTX, who should not take MTX, and precautions. Instructions for injecting MTX are given.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Nova Scotia Collaborative Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1138
Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Biologics
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42935
edited by Adam S. Cheifetz, Joseph D. Feuerstein.
--Cham, Switzerland:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Location
- Online
This book is a concise yet comprehensive overview of the use of biologics for the treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The volume details how best to utilize these medications in order to optimize their efficacy and safety, as well as how to understand, recognize, and treat complications that may arise from using biologics to treat IBD. The text also focuses on new data, novel biologics, and biosimilars of this rapidly expanding field. Written by experts in the field, Treatment …
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- Other Authors
- Cheifetz, Adam S.
- Feuerstein, Joseph D.
- Responsibility
- edited by Adam S. Cheifetz, Joseph D. Feuerstein
- Place of Publication
- Cham, Switzerland
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 335 p.) : 22 illus., 19 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319602769
- 9783319602752 (print ed.)
- 9783319602776 (print ed.)
- 9783319868233 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use
- Biological Products - therapeutic use
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - drug therapy
- Specialty
- Biological Therapy
- Gastroenterology
- Abstract
- This book is a concise yet comprehensive overview of the use of biologics for the treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The volume details how best to utilize these medications in order to optimize their efficacy and safety, as well as how to understand, recognize, and treat complications that may arise from using biologics to treat IBD. The text also focuses on new data, novel biologics, and biosimilars of this rapidly expanding field. Written by experts in the field, Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Biologics is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, allied health professionals, fellows, and trainees who treat patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
- Contents
- Mechanism of Action and Pharmacokinetics of Biologics -- Anti-tumor Necrosis Factor Agents in Ulcerative Colitis -- Anti-tumor Necrosis Factor Agents in Crohn's Disease -- Anti-TNF Therapy for Treatment of Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Use of Biologics in the Postoperative Management of Crohn's Disease -- Biologics in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding -- Concomitant Use of Immunosuppressive Therapy with Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Antagonists in Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Biologic Agents -- Use of Biologics in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Prior to Surgery and Perioperative Risks -- Cessation of Biologics—Can it be Done? -- Biologic Therapy in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Infectious Complications of Biologics -- Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitors and Risks of Malignancy -- Non-infectious and Non-malignant Complications of Biologics -- Biosimilars in Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2017: State of the Science, State of the Art, State of the Finances -- Anti-Integrin Agents in IBD: Efficacy and Risk of Complications -- Novel Agents in Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Quality, Safety, and Practical Considerations of Using Biologic Therapies.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
