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Clinical pharmacology of commonly used drugs in GI practice. Part II. 1993

J J Mamel

In Part I of this series of articles on clinical pharmacology of commonly used drugs in GI practice, drugs used in the GI laboratory, as adjuncts to endoscopic premedication, and as antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis and complications of endoscopy were presented. In Part II, drugs used in the management of peptic ulcer disease (antacids, H-2 receptor and proton pump antagonists), pancreatic enzymes, prokinetic agents, and drugs used with inflammatory bowel disease are described.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010184	Pancreatic Extracts	Extracts prepared from pancreatic tissue that may contain the pancreatic enzymes or other specific uncharacterized factors or proteins with specific activities. PANCREATIN is a specific extract containing digestive enzymes and used to treat pancreatic insufficiency.	Pancreatic Extract,Pancreatic Tissue Extract,Pancreatic Tissue Extracts,Extract, Pancreatic,Extract, Pancreatic Tissue,Extracts, Pancreatic,Extracts, Pancreatic Tissue,Tissue Extract, Pancreatic,Tissue Extracts, Pancreatic
D010437	Peptic Ulcer	Ulcer that occurs in the regions of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT which come into contact with GASTRIC JUICE containing PEPSIN and GASTRIC ACID. It occurs when there are defects in the MUCOSA barrier. The common forms of peptic ulcers are associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI and the consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).	Gastroduodenal Ulcer,Marginal Ulcer,Gastroduodenal Ulcers,Marginal Ulcers,Peptic Ulcers,Ulcer, Gastroduodenal,Ulcer, Marginal,Ulcer, Peptic,Ulcers, Gastroduodenal,Ulcers, Marginal,Ulcers, Peptic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015212	Inflammatory Bowel Diseases	Chronic, non-specific inflammation of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Etiology may be genetic or environmental. This term includes CROHN DISEASE and ULCERATIVE COLITIS.	Bowel Diseases, Inflammatory,Inflammatory Bowel Disease