Oral beclomethasone: a review of its use in inflammatory bowel disease.

Silvio Danese; Erika Angelucci; Stefano Marconi; Alessandro Repici; Alberto Malesci

Oral beclomethasone: a review of its use in inflammatory bowel disease.

Silvio Danese, Erika Angelucci, Stefano Marconi, Alessandro Repici, Alberto Malesci

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

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Abstract

Corticosteroids have represented the mainstay of medical treatment for induction of remission in inflammatory bowel disease. Aim of this paper is to review mechanisms of action, safety and efficacy of beclomethasone dipropionate, a steroid with enhanced topical intestinal activity and low systemic activity, in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1459-1463
Number of pages	5
Journal	Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Volume	8
Issue number	14
Publication status	Published - Dec 2008

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Pharmacology
Drug Discovery

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Oral beclomethasone: a review of its use in inflammatory bowel disease.

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