Azathioprine or 6‐mercaptopurine vs 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine)
Withdrawals due to adverse events · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
Azathioprine or 6‐mercaptopurine may leads to higher withdrawal due to adverse events compared with 5‐aminosalicylic acid (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Azathioprine and 6‐mercaptopurine for maintenance of surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 2.21 [1.28, 3.81]4 studies · 425 participantsLow