Pharmacologic management and prevention of acute pancreatitis
JD Machicado, GI Papachristou - Current opinion in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2019•journals.lww.com
There is still no proven effective disease-specific pharmacologic therapy that changes the
natural history of acute pancreatitis. New therapeutic targets and pharmacologic agents are
in the horizon. Careful refinement in study design is needed when planning future RCTs.
There is also a need for drug development aiming at reducing the incidence of the disease
and preventing its sequelae.
natural history of acute pancreatitis. New therapeutic targets and pharmacologic agents are
in the horizon. Careful refinement in study design is needed when planning future RCTs.
There is also a need for drug development aiming at reducing the incidence of the disease
and preventing its sequelae.
Summary
There is still no proven effective disease-specific pharmacologic therapy that changes the natural history of acute pancreatitis. New therapeutic targets and pharmacologic agents are in the horizon. Careful refinement in study design is needed when planning future RCTs. There is also a need for drug development aiming at reducing the incidence of the disease and preventing its sequelae.
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