Digestive Health

In a systematic review, researchers explored the role of clinical pharmacists within a multidisciplinary team treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Guselkumab is currently approved by the FDA to treat adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, adults with active psoriatic arthritis, and adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.

Investigators compared semaglutide and other glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors.

Whereby gastroparesis can hinder the absorption of oral medications in the stomach, Tonix Pharmaceuticals is promoting alternative migraine treatments that bypass the digestive system.

The approval offers a first of its kind treatment option for patients living with nonerosive GERD.

Ustekinumab-ttwe, a biosimilar to ustekinumab (Stelara) is expected launch in the US in February 2025.

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In an abstract presented at Digestive Disease Week 2024, researchers analyzed Clostridioides difficile episodes and identified the risk factors and potential medications that caused them.

In an abstract presented at Digestive Disease Week 2024, researchers analyzed the prevalence of obesity in patients with and without celiac disease.

Participants with the hungry gut phenotype, identified by the MyPhenome Hungry Gut test, were able to lose double the amount of weight on semaglutide compared to those without.

Study findings can raise awareness for both patients and health care providers about vitamin D deficiency as a potential contributor to bleeding risk, as well as lead to more personalized treatment approaches for patients on blood thinners.

Research presented at Digestive Disease Week suggests that including omega-3 rich foods, or omega-3 supplements, into a healthy diet could offer additional protection against colorectal cancer alongside regular screening.

Recent research exploring the gut-skin connection shows that dietary modifications and probiotic supplements may help skin conditions like acne, atopic dermatitis, and rosacea.

The average US household spent $645 on OTC products in 2022.

In a trend similar to that observed among Western patients with IBD, Korean patients with IBD have an elevated risk of Clostridioides difficile (C difficile).

Ustekinumab-auub is approved for use in both adult and pediatric populations.

Newly approved by the FDA, Celltrion’s infliximab-dyyb (Zymfentra) offers patients with inflammatory bowel disease a more innovative administrative approach to infliximab treatment.

Approval was based on favorable data from two ELEVATE UC phase 3 clinical trials.

The gut-brain-skin axis is more important to overall health than previously understood, and prebiotics and probiotics play a large role in the benefits.

Despite pleas from celiac disease advocates, the FDA still does not require drug manufacturers to note on the label whether a medication contains gluten.

Investigators found significant associations between GI-PACS and multi-system concomitant symptoms.

Patients with diabetes taking a GLP-1 RA of any type had an increased risk of a new GERD diagnosis.

Anti-TNF agents were found to increase the risk of autoimmune disease, especially in psoriasis and lupus.

Vonoprazan appeared to be cost saving below a threshold price of $8.57 per pill.

A study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2023 compared the effectiveness of different approaches to prevent complications in individuals with the common disease.

Hesitation from patients and providers to switch to an infliximab biosimilar may not be necessary, new study finds.

The approval of Rinvoq (upadacitinib) was based on the results of three clinical trials: two induction therapy studies and one maintenance study.

Researchers found a significant decrease in mortality or discharge to hospice with the hydrocortisone-fludrocortisone combination versus hydrocortisone alone in septic shock cases.