Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease is mainly caused by dysragulated immune system. Inflammatory bowel disease incidences are rising in Asian countries with difficulty in their diagnosis and managements. There is rising the incidences and prevalence rate in India. Inflammatory bowel disease has two major subtypes Ulcerative colitis and chron’s disease. In ulcerative colitis inflammation occurs in lower part of large intestine that extend from anal verge to proximal colon while in case of chron’s disease there is transmural inflammation of gastrointestinal tract. This review is to provide comprehensive review focused on the current status of therapeutic drug monitoring of azathioprine metabolites in patients of inflammatory bowel disease.

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