I'll be crossing my fingers for you.I am supposed to see a specialist the 24th of February. I will probably know after then.
Not sure exactly, but quite long, minimally a few months. Because it's a corticosteroid, and works specifically in the gut, it can be thee treatment for someone with crohns to bring them out of flare. It's better than predinsone because of this, so less side effects. That's what wad explained to me when I used it. It didn't work for me though, hence now the methotrexate. ;-)How long can one stay on Entocort?
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ENTOCORT EC is a glucocorticosteroid indicated for:
• Treatment of mild to moderate active Crohn’s disease involving the ileum
and/or the ascending colon. (1.1)
• Maintenance of clinical remission of mild to moderate Crohn’s disease
involving the ileum and/or the ascending colon for up to 3 months. (1.2)
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• Mild to moderate active Crohn’s disease: 9 mg once daily in the morning
for up to 8 weeks. Repeated 8 week courses of ENTOCORT EC can be
given for recurring episodes of active disease. (2.1)
• Maintenance of clinical remission of mild to moderate Crohn’s disease:
6 mg once daily for up to 3 months. Continued treatment with
ENTOCORT EC 6 mg for more than 3 months has not been shown to
provide substantial clinical benefit. (2.2)
Clash, does this mean I can only use it three months?This is actually what the patient leaflet says. I wasn't sure if I was remembering it correctly so I looked it up:
BetterJust checking on you Ron...how are you doing?
Yay!!!Better
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