Review article: guide to tofacitinib dosing in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Clinicians must consider the benefit/risk balance of tofacitinib 10 versus 5 mg b.d. in terms of dose-related side effects, as well as the safety implications of undertreating active disease. All patients should be closely monitored for disease relapse following dose reduction or interruption for early recapture of response.