Allopurinol enhanced thiopurine treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: safety considerations and guidelines for use.

What is known and objective The thiopurine medications are standard inflammatory bowel disease treatments. Therapeutic failure is observed, however, often because of variable drug metabolism. Allopurinol can enhance the potency of thiopurine treatment. Our objective is to review the relevant literat...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 107 - 112
Main Authors: Min, M. X., Weinberg, D. I., McCabe, R. P.
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2014
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