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Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics is a global pharmacology journal concerned with the effects of drugs on the human gastrointestinal and hepato-biliary systems, publishing a diverse range of topics in the space often with immediate clinical impact to our readership.
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Letter: Tofacitinib, vedolizumab and ustekinumab in patients with ulcerative colitis
-  1242-1242
-  20 November 2023
LINKED CONTENT
This article is linked to Kochhar et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17570 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17750
Letter: The importance of histological assessment—a further stride in STRIDE
-  1244-1245
-  20 November 2023
LINKED CONTENT
This article is linked to Dignass et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17622 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17763
Editorial: On-demand vonoprazan for NERD—when should it be ‘demanded’?
-  1230-1230
-  20 November 2023
LINKED CONTENT
This article is linked to Fass et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17728 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17766
Editorial: Assessing advanced fibrosis in metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease—The MAFLD fibrosis score
-  1234-1235
-  20 November 2023
LINKED CONTENT
This article is linked to Cheung et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17722 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17774
Letter: Abdominal pain in inflammatory bowel disease patients in remission—A look beyond psychosocial factors
-  1248-1249
-  20 November 2023
LINKED CONTENT
This article is linked to Janssen et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17718 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17775
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Review article: the role of butyrate on colonic function
-  104-119
-  26 October 2007
Systematic review: the epidemiology and natural history of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease and non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis in adults
-  274-285
-  30 May 2011
The irritable bowel severity scoring system: a simple method of monitoring irritable bowel syndrome and its progress
-  395-402
-  2 October 2003
Review article: gastrointestinal features in COVID‐19 and the possibility of faecal transmission
-  843-851
-  29 March 2020
Systematic review with meta-analysis: the worldwide prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection
-  868-876
-  12 February 2018
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This article is linked to Zamani et al and Tsipotis and Leontiadis papers. To view these articles visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14609 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.14618.