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. 2021 Aug 26;28(2):192–199. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izab071

Table 5.

Medication Use at Enrollment and Before Enrollment in SPARC IBD

Crohn’s Disease Ulcerative Colitis IBD Unclassified Total
N % N % N % N %
2003 100.0% 974 100.0% 52 100.0% 3029 100.0%
At time of enrollment
 Aminosalicylates 169 8.4% 350 35.9% 17 32.7% 536 17.7%
  Mesalamine 132 6.6% 301 30.9% 15 28.8% 448 14.8%
  Sulfasalazine 31 1.5% 37 3.8% 2 3.8% 70 2.3%
  Balsalazide 9 0.4% 28 2.9% 0 0.0% 37 1.2%
 Biologics 1147 57.3% 372 38.2% 19 36.5% 1538 50.8%
  Infliximab 365 18.2% 173 17.8% 6 11.5% 544 18.0%
  Adalimumab 335 16.7% 64 6.6% 6 11.5% 405 13.4%
  Vedolizumab 167 8.3% 115 11.8% 4 7.7% 286 9.4%
  Ustekinumab 236 11.8% 9 0.9% 2 3.8% 247 8.2%
  Certolizumab Pegol 39 1.9% 2 0.2% 1 1.9% 42 1.4%
  Golimumab 3 0.1% 9 0.9% 0 0.0% 12 0.4%
  Natalizumab 2 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 0.1%
 Immunomodulators 458 22.9% 221 22.7% 13 25.0% 692 22.8%
  Azathioprine 254 12.7% 135 13.9% 5 9.6% 394 13.0%
  Methotrexate 115 5.7% 34 3.5% 6 11.5% 155 5.1%
  Mercaptopurine 86 4.3% 28 2.9% 0 0.0% 114 3.8%
  Tofacitinib 4 0.2% 22 2.3% 1 1.9% 27 0.9%
  Tacrolimus 1 0.0% 3 0.3% 1 1.9% 5 0.2%
 Steroid Therapies 151 7.5% 111 11.4% 5 9.6% 267 8.8
Exposure
 Aminosalicylates 898 44.8% 612 62.8% 38 73.1% 1548 51.1%
  Mesalamine 829 41.4% 587 60.3% 37 71.2% 1453 48.0%
  Sulfasalazine 195 9.7% 134 13.8% 12 23.1% 341 11.3%
 Biologics 1018 50.8% 313 32.1% 22 42.3% 1353 44.7%
  Infliximab 887 44.3% 338 34.7% 20 38.5% 1245 41.1%
  Adalimumab 814 40.6% 200 20.5% 16 30.8% 1030 34.0%
  Vedolizumab 323 16.1% 190 19.5% 10 19.2% 523 17.3%
  Ustekinumab 213 10.6% 15 1.5% 3 5.8% 231 7.6%
  Certolizumab Pegol 202 10.1% 8 0.8% 5 9.6% 215 7.1%
  Golimumab 16 0.8% 24 2.5% 0 0.0% 40 1.3%
  Natalizumab 34 1.7% 1 0.1% 0 0.0% 35 1.2%
 Immunomodulators 395 19.7% 111 11.4% 11 21.2% 517 17.1%
  Thiopurine 945 47.2% 373 38.3% 20 38.5% 1338 44.2%
  Methotrexate 390 19.5% 90 9.2% 8 15.4% 488 16.1%
  Tofacitinib 8 0.4% 25 2.6% 5 9.6% 38 1.3%
 Steroid Therapies 1205 60.2% 629 64.6% 37 71.2 1871 61.8%