Budesonide Enemas for Topical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis

Budesonide is a nonhalogenated glucocorticosteroid that is very suitable for topical therapy in left-sided colitis because it has a high ratio of topical to systemic activity. Although it is absorbed, it is very rapidly metabolized by the liver (first pass metabolism). It does not suppress the hypot...

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Main Author: P Rutgeerts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/583849
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