Intestinal Research (Oct 2020)

Colitis and Crohn’s Foundation (India) consensus statements on use of 5-aminosalicylic acid in inflammatory bowel disease

  • Ajit Sood,
  • Vineet Ahuja,
  • Vandana Midha,
  • Saroj Kant Sinha,
  • C. Ganesh Pai,
  • Saurabh Kedia,
  • Varun Mehta,
  • Sawan Bopanna,
  • Philip Abraham,
  • Rupa Banerjee,
  • Shobna Bhatia,
  • Karmabir Chakravartty,
  • Sunil Dadhich,
  • Devendra Desai,
  • Manisha Dwivedi,
  • Bhabhadev Goswami,
  • Kirandeep Kaur,
  • Rajeev Khosla,
  • Ajay Kumar,
  • Ramit Mahajan,
  • S. P. Misra,
  • Kiran Peddi,
  • Shivaram Prasad Singh,
  • Arshdeep Singh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.09176
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 4
pp. 355 – 378

Abstract

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Despite several recent advances in therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) therapy has retained its place especially in ulcerative colitis. This consensus on 5-ASA is obtained through a modified Delphi process, and includes guiding statements and recommendations based on literature evidence (randomized trials, and observational studies), clinical practice, and expert opinion on use of 5-ASA in IBD by Indian gastroenterologists. The aim is to aid practitioners in selecting appropriate treatment strategies and facilitate optimal use of 5-ASA in patients with IBD.

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