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FDA issues stronger constipation warning for clozapine

January 29, 2020

The FDA issued a new safety communication announcing a strengthened warning about the risks of untreated constipation among patients who receive clozapine.

The agency will require new warnings and updates about this risk to be included with the prescribing information of all clozapine products.

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VIDEO: Start with the ‘basics’ when positioning therapies for UC

January 29, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas — In this exclusive video from Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, James Lindsay, PhD, FRCP, professor of inflammatory bowel disease at Barts and…

In the Journals

Estimated global prevalence of pediatric HCV at more than 3 million

January 29, 2020

An analysis of peer-reviewed articles provided global prevalence estimates of hepatitis C virus in children, according to data from a modelling study. “Although we…

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Cuffitis linked to anastomosis, diffuse inflammation and pouch excision

January 28, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas — An initial analysis of postoperative pouchitis phenotypes linked cuffitis to independent variables, according to a presenter at the Crohn’s…

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Sibling donation of FMT linked to long-term UC remission

January 28, 2020

AUSTIN, Texas — The use of sibling donation for fecal microbiota transplant led to long-term remission of ulcerative colitis more often than donation from a…

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