Gastro-intestinal Flashcards
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A 25-year-old male has been recently diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. The gastroenterologist consultant would like to start the patient on aminosalicylates for the maintenance of remission of his Crohn’s. The patient’s wife has mentioned that they want to start planning for a family and she was concerned that the medication prescribed to her husband can affect fertility. Although you mention to the patient that the fertility issue is temporary, they would like to be prescribed an alternative. Which of the following aminosalicylates will be least suitable to prescribe due to temporary fertility issues as a side effect?
A) Mesalazine
B) Balsalazide
C) Sulfasalazine
D) Olsalazine
E) Sulphapyridine
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C) Sulfasalazine
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