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1st April 2022

A 19-year-old female has just been discharged from hospital after a Crohn’s flare up

A 19-year-old female has just been discharged from hospital after a Crohn’s flare up. She was on prednisolone to induce remission which worked. She now wants to take a steroid-sparing maintenance treatment. She is found to have very low thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity levels. 

What medication should she be started on?

Which is the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below? Select ONE option only.

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