BACKGROUND: The self-prescribing rates of corticosteroids in @entity29 ( @entity29 ) @entity1 treated with biologicals are unknown. AIM: To investigate the frequency and modalities of self-medication with @entity230 in adult @entity29 @entity1 . METHODS: @entity1 with @entity29 who attended Nancy University Hospital between November 2012 and May 2013 were included in the study. @entity1 were interviewed using an 11 item questionnaire. RESULTS: 100 @entity1 participated in the survey. In total 15 @entity1 (15%) had already used corticosteroids without medical prescription since their @entity29 diagnosis and 4 @entity1 of them (27%) used @entity230 as self-medication while on anti- @entity310 treatment. The mean total duration of corticosteroid treatment was 24 days (range 1.5-105). In total 4 @entity1 (27%) used @entity288 more than 10 times without medical prescription (range 1-20). The two main reasons were the need for quick relief of symptoms (n=6) and the unwillingness to consult a physician (n=3). CONCLUSION: A relatively high proportion of @entity1 with @entity29 use corticosteroids without medical prescription. Due to their side effects, self-medication may include ' @entity479 dependency' as it may reflect uncontrolled disease. As @entity230 have significant side effects and @entity1 may have active disease it is important to counsel @entity1 and to monitor their self-prescribing patterns in @entity29 @entity1 .

Self-medication with XXXX in @entity29 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity310 :: ('7124', 'Gene') :: ['TNF'] @entity29 :: ('MESH:D015212', 'Disease') :: ['inflammatory bowel disease', 'IBD'] @entity479 :: ('D013256', 'Chemical') :: ['steroid'] @entity230 :: ('MESH:D013256', 'Chemical') :: ['steroids'] @entity288 :: ('MESH:D000305', 'Chemical') :: ['corticosteroids']
@entity230 :: (MESH:D013256,Chemical) :: ['steroids']
