Table 2

Use of medications before the Great East Japan Earthquake

Ulcerative colitis (N=546)Crohn's disease (N=357)Total (N=903)
5-ASA or SASP486 (89.0%)276 (77.3%)762 (84.4%)
PSL79 (9.0%)26 (7.3%)105 (11.6%)
(mg)(1–60)(1–40)
AZA or 6-MP56 (10.3%)55 (15.4%)111 (12.3%)
(mg)(15–100)(10–100)
Tacrolimus4 (0.7%)4 (0.4%)
IFX18 (3.3%)151 (42.3%)169 (1807%)
(mg)(200–500)(150–500)
ADA11 (3.1%)11 (1.2%)
TPN0 (0.0%)3 (0.8%)3 (0.3%)
ED70 (19.6%)70 (7.8%)
(kcal/day)(300–1,800)
CAP3 (0.5%)1 (0.3%)4 (0.4%)
  • 5-ASA, aminosalicilic acid; ADA, adalimumab; AZA, azathioprine; CAP, cytoapheresis; ED, elemental diet; IFX, infliximab; MP, mercaptopurine; PSL, prednisolone; SASP, salazosurufapirizine; TPN, total parenteral nutrition.