New developments in the pharmacotherapy of inflammatory bowel disease
- PMID: 1437510
- DOI: 10.1007/BF01962550
New developments in the pharmacotherapy of inflammatory bowel disease
Abstract
In this article the clinical features and aetiology of inflammatory bowel diseases are described and current pharmacotherapeutic possibilities are explored. Also reviewed are recent developments and future prospects for the pharmacotherapy of inflammatory bowel diseases, including aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, lipoxygenase inhibitors, fish oil, sucralfate, bismuth compounds, free radical scavengers, (hydroxy)chloroquine, sodium cromoglycate and methotrexate.