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A young female patient has just been diagnosed with a first acute exerbation of Crohn’s disease.
What is the medication of choice for inducing and maintaining remission in this patient?
a) Azathioprine
b) cyclosporin
c) 5-aminosalicylic acid
d) 5-ASA agents
e) Anti-TNF
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Anyone Else Who feels that They can Atempt the Question.
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I'm not sure if C) or A)
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Mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid), the active moiety of sulfasalazine, is available in several oral formulations designed to release in various segments of the small bowel and colon. It is especially useful in patients who are intolerant of sulfasalazine.
Sulfasalazine is one of the oldest treatments for inflammatory bowel disease. The sulfa part of the compound attached to the active 5-ASA fragment prevents the medication from being absorbed in the proximal intestine, thereby allowing the 5-ASA fragment to be delivered to the colon. When colonic bacteria split the molecule, the 5-ASA compound is liberated.
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