MY LIFE WITH UC | Commonly Used IBD Medications

Описание: Making the decision to start drug treatment for UC can be really complicated. It is really important for you to be part of making decisions like these. There are a lot of things you need to consider when choosing a treatment, like, possible side effects, risks, cost and how quickly you should expect to see improvement.

If you don’t know what UC is, please watch my “What is UC" video first. It will make it easier to follow along with this video.
What is UC?    • MY LIFE WITH UC | What Is Ulcerative Colitis?  

Here is a run down on all the drugs available today for treating UC, and everything you need to consider before taking them!


1:40 Benefits

2:10 5-ASA's
3:12 Sulfasalazine (salazopryrin, azulfidine)
4:15 Delayed-Release Mesalamine (asacol, pentasa, salofalk, mezavant, lalda)
5:30 Balsalsazide (colazide)
5:56 Olsalazine (dipentum)

6:25 Steroids
7:37 Prednisone
9:15 Methylprednisolone (solu-medrol)
9:45 Hydrocortisone, prednisolone, Betamethasone (betnesol)
10:02 Budesonide (entocort)

10:23 Immunosupressants
10:50 Azathioprine (imuran) & 6-Mercaptopurine (purinethol)
11:50 Methotrexate
13:04 cyclosporine

13:19 Biologics & Biosimilars
14;51 Infliximab (remicade)
16:14 Adalimumab (Humira)
16:39 Certolizumab pegol (cimzia)
17:06 Golimumab (simponi)
17:15 Vedolizumab (entyvio)
17:53 BIOSIMILAR Infliximab-dyyb (inflectra)

19:03 Step-up Therapy
19:34 top down therapy

19:53 FMT (Fecal Microbiota Transplant)

20:46 Concluding thoughts!

Big thank you to the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation :) cdhf.ca for all the top notch info!