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Taking entacort to treat crohn's disease. does this steroid enter bloodstream or only 'topical' within the intestine?
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Both: It acts locally but then it is completely absorbed by the intestine. Following this 80-90% is metabolized by the liver before it reaches the rest of the body (1st pass). However some systemic effect still occurs.
Answered 11/26/2013
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Minimal absorption: Very little is absorbed, so that systemic side effects are unlikely.
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