Table 2

Reasons for switching

Switch to a second agent (n=80)Switch to a third agent (n=22)
Ineffectiveness: primary26 (33)12 (55)
Partial effect/loss of response32 (40)3 (14)
Adverse events/intolerance11 (14)5 (23)
 Inflammatory bowel disease5
 Urosepsis1
 Chest pain, dyspnoea, air trapping lung1
 Injection site reaction/fear of injections14
 Other31
Combination ineffectiveness and adverse events1 (1)
Uveitis8 (10)1 (5)
Non-compliance2 (3)
Unknown1 (5)