Off-label prescriptions of drugs used for the treatment of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.

Melek SimsekBirgit I Lissenberg-WitteMilou L M van RiswijkSander VerschurenFrank HoentjenBas OldenburgCyriel Y PonsioenC Janneke van der WoudeAndrea E van der MeulenMarieke PierikGerard DijkstraNanne K H de Boernull null

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)

About one-fifth of prescriptions for IBD were off-label and one-third of IBD patients, especially ulcerative colitis patients, were exposed to off-label drugs.

Keyphrases

ulcerative colitis
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes