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Medication-associated gastrointestinal tract injury

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Medication-associated gastrointestinal (GI) tract injury has been known for centuries for some medications. The more recently introduced biologicals are a class of drugs that constantly increases, and as such, the spectrum of GI tract side effects is steadily growing. This review covers not only long-known GI tract side effects of drugs but also those more recently described. A comprehensive but concise list of medications used in daily practice and associated with GI tract injury is presented.

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Vieth, M., Montgomery, E. Medication-associated gastrointestinal tract injury. Virchows Arch 470, 245–266 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-017-2077-3

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