Should JAK inhibitors and anti-IL6 medications be avoided in patients with known diverticulosis?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
The development of diverticulitis, including complications such as bowel perforation, has been reported in patients taking JAK and IL-6 inhibitors (for example, see here and here). As a result, a history of diverticulitis is a relative contraindication for these agents (and carry a “use with c...
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at Harvard Medical School I have a slightly different take on this (see my a...
What if the patient has giant cell arteritis and h...
Well, that’s a tough combination! It would p...