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1School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney.
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In health care, it is often clear when to start a treatment but not as obvious when to stop it. This uncertainty has particular relevance, for example, in the context of polypharmacy or management of a chronic disease. Both situations usually carry side effects resulting from pharmacointeractions or continued long-term use of medication, and they also impose a financial burden on patients and health care systems. In this issue of NEJM Evidence, Buhl et al.1 evaluate the discontinuation of infliximab therapy in patients with Crohn's disease.
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