TREATMENT OF CROHN'S DISEASE WITH DELAYED-RELEASE 6-MERCAPTOPURINE

Methods of treating patients suffering from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis who did not experience a clinical response to previous thiopurine administration, or suffered side effects from previous thiopurine administration, by administering a delayed release pharmaceutical composition com...

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Hauptverfasser: Hotovely-Salomon Anna, Kolatch Brenda
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Zusammenfassung:Methods of treating patients suffering from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis who did not experience a clinical response to previous thiopurine administration, or suffered side effects from previous thiopurine administration, by administering a delayed release pharmaceutical composition comprising 6-mercaptopurine are disclosed. Methods of treating patients suffering from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis who are also being administered a steroid, 5-aminosalicylic acid, or an antibiotic by adjunctively administering a delayed release pharmaceutical composition comprising 6-mercaptopurine are also disclosed.