16. Drugs and the Gastrointestinal Tract
Sheila A Doggrell
Discipline of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, GPO Box 2434, QLD 4001, Australia
Phone +61 7 3870574 Fax +61 7 31381534 Email sheila.doggrell@qut.edu.au
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Key words: acidity, antacids, proton pump inhibitors, histamine H2-receptor antagonists, misoprostol, sucralfate, prokinetics, emetics, emesis with cytotoxic drugs, motion sickness, post-operative emesis, diarrhea, constipation, opioid-induced constipation, inflammatory bowel disease, mesalazine, glucocorticoids, infliximab
Contents
16.1. Agents to control acidity
16.1.1 Antacids
16.1.2 Proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics for Helicobacter pylori
16.1.3 Histamine H2 receptor antagonists
16.1.4 Misoprostol
16.1.5 Sucralfate
16.2. Prokinetics and emetics
16.2.1 Introduction to prokinetics
16.2.2 Prokinetic agents
16.2.3 Emesis with cytotoxic drugs and drugs for
16.2.4 Motion sickness and drugs for
16.2.5 Drugs for post-operative emesis
16.3. Agents used for diarrhea, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome
16.3.1 Treatment for diarrhea
16.3.2 Treatment for constipation
16.3.3 Treatment for opioid-induced constipation
16.4. Drugs for inflammatory bowel disease
16.4.1 Mesalazine
16.4.2 Glucocorticoids
16.4.3 Infliximab
DRUGS AND THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
The subjects covered are the agents used for the control of acidity, prokinetics (which make the gut work faster) and anti-emetic (drugs that prevent nausea and vomiting). The agents used to treat diarrhoea, constipation and irritable bowel syndrome are also considered