Ulcerative Colitis & Cronh's D Flashcards

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  • Ulcerative colitis (UC): is an inflammatory disease of the large intestine. Ulcers form in the inner lining, or mucosa of the colon or rectum often resulting in diarrhea, blood, and pus
  • Crohn’s Disease (CD): is an inflammatory that extended into the deeper layer of the intestinal wall. It’s most often in the ileum and the cecum
  • Suggested tx algorithm
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  • Start with mesalamine => corticosteroid => immune suppressant
  • Allergy to mesalamine, start with corticosteroid
  • If allergy to sulfa, do not use sulfasalazine
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Lialda

  • Administration instruction
  • Special about this tab
  • —- for all 5-ASA—-
  • C/I
  • SEs
  • Urine color:
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Mesalamine (5-ASA) DR

  • Dose: 2-4 tabs QD w/ FOOD. Do not crush or chew.
  • Tab is coated with a pH dependent polymer film, which breaks down at or above pH 6.8
  • Similar to ASA. Avoid in salicylate sensitivity
  • SEs: HA, abdominal pain, fever, rash
  • Discolor of urine yellow-brown
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Asacol HD

  • Dose/frequency
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Mesalamine High Dose

  • DR: 800 - 1600mg TID. Swallow whole tab
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Delzicol

  • Direction to take
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Mesalamine DR

  • Take on EMPTY stomach: 1H b/4 meal or 2H after
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Pentasa

  • Dose
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Mesalamine CR

  • Dose: 1g QID
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Canasa

  • Dose
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Mesalamine rectal suppository

  • Dose: 1000mg QHS. Retain for 1-3hrs to achieve max benefit.
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Rowasa

  • Dose
  • Counseling point regarding suppository
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Mesalamine rectal suspension enema

  • Take 4g/60mL QHS. Retain over night ~ 8H

Counseling:
- Pt must use promptly once foil wrap is removed. If contents darken (dark brown), discard

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Colazal

  • Frequency
  • Prodrug
  • CI
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Balsalazide

  • Giazo: UC in males (three 1.1g tab BID x 8wks
  • Balsalazide cleaved in the colon to produce mesalamine.
  • Frequency: TID
  • CI: salicylate allergy
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Azulfidine

  • C/I
  • SE
  • Monitor
  • Body fluid
  • Indication
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Sulfasalazine (DMARD)

  • C/I: sulfa and aspirin allergy
  • SEs: HA, skin rash, hepatitis, kidney inflammation, infertility, impaired folate absorption, BMS
  • Monitor: LTF, CBC, CNS
  • Body fluid: turn orange yellow
  • I: UC, RA
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Uceris

  • Indication
  • Frequency
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Budesonide

  • Indication: UC
  • Frequency: QD AM
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Medrol

  • Dose
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Methylprednisolone

  • Dose: 35-40mg/day PO QAM
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Cortef

  • Dose
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Hydrocortisone

  • 200-300 mg/d PO QAM
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Cortenema

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Hydrocortisone enema

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Cortifoam

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Hydrocortisone acetate rectal foam

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Sandimmune

  • Indication
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Cyclosporine

  • Indication: UC when refractory to corticosteroid (off-label), psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, solid organ transplant, GVHD,
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Remicade

  • Class
  • Frequency
  • Indication
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Infliximab

  • Class: TNF-blocker
  • Frequency: Start at 0, 2, 6 week then Q8W
    Indication:
  • UC that refractory to corticosteroid
  • Crohn disease
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
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Humira

  • Class
  • Frequency
  • Indication
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Adalimumab SQ

  • Class: TNF-blocer
  • Frequency: Q2W

Indication:

  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Crohn Disease/UC
  • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • Plaque psoriasis
  • Psoriasis arthritis
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Cimzia

  • Class
  • Frequency
  • Indication
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Certrolizumab SQ

  • Class: TNF-blocer
  • Frequency: Q4W
    Indication:
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Crohn Disease
  • UC
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
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Simponi

  • Class
  • Indication
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Golimumab

  • Class: TNF-blocer

Indication:

  • UC
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
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Imuran

  • Indication
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Azathioprine

Indication

  • Renal transplant
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • UC (off label)
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Purinethol
Purixan

  • Indication
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6-Mercaptopurine

Indication

  • UC (off label)
  • Crohn’s Disease
  • ALL/APL (P = promyelocytic)
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Entocort

  • Indication
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Budesonide

  • Indication: Crohn’s Disease
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Dipentum

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Olsalazine

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Apriso

  • Frequency
A

Mesalamine

  • PO QD AM
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Giazo

  • Indication
  • Frequency
  • C/I
A

Balsalazine

  • I: UC in man
  • Frequency: BID
  • C/I aspirin allergy
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Solu-Medrol

  • Form
A

Methyprednisolone

  • IV 40mg QD
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Entyvio

  • Indication
  • Form
A

Vedolizumab

  • I: Crohn’s D and UC
  • Form: IV