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Practical guidelines for treating inflammatory bowel disease safely with anti‐tumour necrosis factor therapy in Australia
Author(s) -
Connell W.,
Andrews J. M.,
Brown S.,
Sparrow M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02122.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , malignancy , disease , tumor necrosis factor alpha , intensive care medicine , adverse effect , refractory (planetary science) , crohn's disease , inflammatory bowel diseases , adalimumab , surgery , physics , astrobiology
Anti‐tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy is an effective but expensive option for treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Its use is generally reserved for patients with severe refractory disease, often involving long‐term administration. Anti‐TNF therapy has the potential to be associated with various adverse effects, such as infection, malignancy and immunogenicity. Clinicians and patients should be familiar with these possibilities and adopt appropriate precautions prior to and during treatment to minimize risk. Guidelines have been developed for Australian prescribers intending to use anti‐TNF therapy in IBD by a Working Party commissioned by IBD‐Australia, a Special Interest Group affiliated with the Gastroenterology Society of Australia.