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Diagnosis Harm/ aetiology Prognosis Therapy Relapse Remission  - Crohn's disease  - Ulcerative colitis

Crohn's disease weekly methotrexate helped maintain remission in chronically active cases Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date October 2003 Crohn's disease remission: budesonide has no clear effect on relapse rates Level of evidence 1a Expiry Date October 2003 Crohn's disease no clear benefit for cyclosporine in maintaining remission. Level of evidence 2b Expiry Date May 2003 Crohn's disease azathioprine helps maintain remission. Level of evidence 1a Expiry Date May 2003 Crohn's disease fish oil reduced relapses in quiescent disease. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date May 2003 Crohn's disease steroids do not clearly keep patients in remission Level of evidence 1a- Expiry Date May 2003 Crohn's disease mesalamine helps maintain remission Level of evidence 1a Expiry Date May 2003 Crohn's disease 6 mg budesonide reduced symptomatic relapse. Level of evidence 2b Expiry Date October 2003