Trends in Corticosteroid Prescriptions for Ulcerative Colitis and Factors Associated with Long-Term Corticosteroid Use: Analysis Using Japanese Claims Data from 2006 to 2016

Recent treatment guidelines for ulcerative colitis [UC] do not recommend long-term corticosteroid [CS] use. The present study aimed to capture the changes in CS use from 2006 to 2016 and to identify factors associated with long-term CS use after 2014, when the first two anti-tumour necrosis factor antibodies [infliximab and adalimumab] became available.A retrospective study using the JMDC Claims Database included UC patients who initiated UC...