Digestive System Drugs

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Antacids

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partially neutralizing gastric hydrochloric acid, relief of indigestion, heartburn, sour stomach. Management of esophageal reflux.

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Antacids
aluminum

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Amphojel

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Antacids
calcium carbonate

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Tums

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Antacids
aluminum-magnesium combinations

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Riopan, Maalox, Gelusil, Mylanta

control the frequency and consistency of bowel movements

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Agents for Ulcers and GERD
H2-Blockers

cimetidine

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Tagamet
Tagamet HB (OTC)

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Agents for Ulcers and GERD
H2-Blockers

famotidine

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Pepcid
Pepcid AC-OTC

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Agents for Ulcers and GERD
H2-Blockers

ranitidine

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Zantac
Zantac 75-OTC

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Agents for Ulcers and GERD
Proton Pump Inhibitors

esomeprazole

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Nexium

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Agents for Ulcers and GERD
Proton Pump Inhibitors

lansoprazole

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Prevacid

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Agents for Ulcers and GERD
Proton Pump Inhibitors

omeprazole

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Prilosec
Prilosec OTC

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Agents for Ulcers and GERD
Proton Pump Inhibitors

pantoprazole

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Protonix

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Agents for Ulcers and GERD
Proton Pump Inhibitors

rabeprazole

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Aciphex

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Gastric Mucosal Agents

misoprostol

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Cytotec

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Gastric Mucosal Agents

sucralfate

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Carafate

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Antispasmodic/Anticholinergic

hyoscyamine

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Cytospaz, Levsin, Levsinex

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Salicylates
mesalamine

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Asacol
Rowasa

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Salicylates

sulfasalazine

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Azulfidine

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Antidiarrhea Agents
diphenoxylate with atropine

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Lomotil

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Antidiarrhea Agents
kaolin and pectin

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Kapectolin

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Antidiarrhea Agents
loperamide

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Imodium
Imodium A-D OTC

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Antidiarrhea Agents
Lactobacillus acidophilus

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Lactinex, Bacid

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Antiflatulent
simethicone

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Mylicon

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Antacids

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Antacids perform a neutralization reaction, i.e. they buffer gastric acid, raising the pH to reduce acidity in the stomach. When gastric hydrochloric acid reaches the nerves in the gastrointestinal mucosa, they signal pain to the central nervous system. This happens when these nerves are exposed, as in peptic ulcers. The gastric acid may also reach ulcers in the esophagus or the duodenum.

Other mechanisms may contribute, such as the effect of aluminum ions inhibiting smooth muscle cell contraction and delaying gastric emptying

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Drugs for Ulcers

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'Antiulcer drugs are a class of drugs, exclusive of the antibacterial agents, used to treat ulcers in the stomach and the upper part of the small intestine. Reduce gastric acid secretion by acting as histamine blockers.

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antispasmodics

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is a drug or an herb that suppresses spasms.[1][2] These are usually caused by smooth muscle contraction, especially in tubular organs. The effect is to prevent spasms of the stomach, intestine or urinary bladder.

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anticholinergics

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An anticholinergic agent is a substance that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and the peripheral nervous system. An example of an anticholinergic is dicyclomine, and the classic example is atropine. Anticholinergics are administered to reduce the effects mediated by acetylcholine on acetylcholine receptors in neurons through competitive inhibition. Therefore, their effects are reversible.

Anticholinergics are a class of medications that inhibit parasympathetic nerve impulses by selectively blocking the binding of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to its receptor in nerve cells. The nerve fibers of the parasympathetic system are responsible for the involuntary movements of smooth muscles present in the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, lungs, etc. Anticholinergics are divided into three categories in accordance with their specific targets in the central and/or peripheral nervous system: antimuscarinic agents, ganglionic blockers, and neuromuscular blockers

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Inflammatory bowel disease treatments

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The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) covers a group of disorders in which the intestines become inflamed (red and swollen), probably as a result of an immune reaction of the body against its own intestinal tissue.



Two major types of IBD are described: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD). As the name suggests, ulcerative colitis is limited to the colon (large intestine). Although Crohn disease can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus, it most commonly affects the small intestine and/or the colon.

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antidiarrhea agents

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Antidiarrheal agents are drugs used to treat loose, watery, and frequent stools.

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antiflatulents

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n antiflatulent agent is a drug used for the alleviation or prevention of excessive intestinal gas, i.e., flatulence.

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laxatives

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Laxatives (or purgatives) are foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements or to loosen the stool, most often taken to treat constipation. Certain stimulant, lubricant, and saline laxatives are used to evacuate the colon for rectal and bowel examinations, and may be supplemented by enemas in that circumstance. Sufficiently high doses of laxatives will cause diarrhea. Laxatives work to hasten the elimination of undigested remains of food in the large intestine and colon.[1]

There are several types of laxatives, listed below. Some laxatives combine more than one type of active ingredient to produce a combination of the effects mentioned. Laxatives may be oral or in suppository form.

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antiemetics

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An antiemetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea. Antiemetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of opioid analgesics, general anaesthetics and chemotherapy directed against cancer