Medication-associated gastrointestinal tract injury.

Medication-associated gastrointestinal (GI) tract injury has been known for centuries for some medications. The more recently introduced biologicals are a class of drugs that constantly increases, and as such, the spectrum of GI tract side effects is steadily growing. This review covers not only lon...

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Publicado en:Virchows Archiv: European Journal of Pathology Vol. 470; no. 3; pp. 245 - 267
Autores principales: Vieth, Michael, Montgomery, Elizabeth
Formato: review Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Mar2017
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
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Sumario:Medication-associated gastrointestinal (GI) tract injury has been known for centuries for some medications. The more recently introduced biologicals are a class of drugs that constantly increases, and as such, the spectrum of GI tract side effects is steadily growing. This review covers not only long-known GI tract side effects of drugs but also those more recently described. A comprehensive but concise list of medications used in daily practice and associated with GI tract injury is presented.