A survey of more than 60 of the nation's largest medical examiner and coroner offices by ProPublica, PBS Frontline and NPR found 105 doctors who have not passed the exam -- or more than 1 in 5 doctors on their full-time and part-time staffs. survey of more than 60 of the nation's largest medical examiner and coroner offices by ProPublica, PBS Frontline and NPR found 105 doctors who have not passed the exam -- or more than 1 in 5 doctors on their full-time and part-time staffs.
Anti-inflammatory drugs are often the first step in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. They include: 1  Aminosalicylates. 2  Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) can be effective in reducing symptoms of ulcerative colitis, but it has a number of side effects, including digestive distress and headache.
In many cases, the drugs used to treat Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are similar, however there are some medications that are more effective for one form of IBD over the other. The mainstays of treatment for ulcerative colitis include 5-ASA medications and corticosteroids. The 5-ASA drugs are typically not used to treat Crohn's disease, though corticosteroids are. Some medications are only approved to treat one form of IBD or the other. For instance, Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) is only approved to treat Crohn's disease, and Colazal (balsalazide disodium) is only approved to treat ulcerative colitis.