Colitis and Crohn’s Foundation (India) consensus statements on use of 5-aminosalicylic acid in inflammatory bowel disease

• Main Authors: Ajit Sood, Vineet Ahuja, Vandana Midha, Saroj Kant Sinha, C. Ganesh Pai, Saurabh Kedia, Varun Mehta, Sawan Bopanna, Philip Abraham, Rupa Banerjee, Shobna Bhatia, Karmabir Chakravartty, Sunil Dadhich, Devendra Desai, Manisha Dwivedi, Bhabhadev Goswami, Kirandeep Kaur, Rajeev Khosla, Ajay Kumar, Ramit Mahajan, S. P. Misra, Kiran Peddi, Shivaram Prasad Singh, Arshdeep Singh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2020-10-01
• Series: Intestinal Research
• Subjects: inflammatory bowel disease; 5-aminosalicylic acid; crohn disease; colitis, ulcerative; mesalamine
• Online Access: http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2019-09176.pdf

Despite several recent advances in therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) therapy has retained its place especially in ulcerative colitis. This consensus on 5-ASA is obtained through a modified Delphi process, and includes guiding statements and recommendations based on literature evidence (randomized trials, and observational studies), clinical practice, and expert opinion on use of 5-ASA in IBD by Indian gastroenterologists. The aim is to aid practitioners in selecting appropriate treatment strategies and facilitate optimal use of 5-ASA in patients with IBD.