Drugs in Context Gastroenterology welcomes a broad range of article types including original research, study protocols and review articles.
In line with the principle of providing context for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to properly inform and improve disease management in real world medicine, we especially encourage the submission of articles that provide context for trials of drug interventions in order to motivate improvements in disease management by HCPs practising medicine in the front line.
Review
This narrative review summarizes the current literature regarding the mechanism of action of tofacitinib, data from registrational trials, emerging real-world evidence, and an overview of the most recent safety evidence. The authors explore evolving treatment paradigms and also present a brief overview of the next generation of JAK inhibitors in the pipeline.
Case Series
This case series shows the safety and efficacy of granulocyte monocyte/macrophage apheresis in paediatric ulcerative colitis, illustrating several granulocyte monocyte/macrophage apheresis uses.
Original Research
This article explores the opinion of patients on the impact of constipation on the management of opioid substitution
treatment and quality of life.
Review
This article provides a narrative updated review on the evaluation, diagnosis and management of childhood functional constipation.
Review
This article aims to provide a narrative updated review on the evaluation and management of viral gastroenteritis in children.