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Azathioprine or Mercaptopurine Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

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QV85-1079
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English
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Nova Scotia Collaborative Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program

Azathioprine (Imuran®) or mercaptopurine may help you manage your over-active immune response caused by your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This pamphlet gives information about combination therapy in IBD, possible side effects of these medications, and what you can do to lower the chance of side effects. 

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