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In [[medicine]] and [[pharmacology]], '''anti-ulcer agents''' are "various agents with different action mechanisms used to treat or ameliorate [[peptic ulcer]] or irritation of the gastrointestinal tract. This has included antibiotics to treat helicobacter infections; histamine h2 antagonists to reduce gastric acid secretion; and antacids for symptomatic relief."<ref><{{MeSH}}</ref> | {{subpages}} | ||
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In [[medicine]] and [[pharmacology]], '''anti-ulcer agents''' are "various agents with different action mechanisms used to treat or ameliorate [[peptic ulcer]] or irritation of the gastrointestinal tract. This has included antibiotics to treat helicobacter infections; histamine h2 antagonists to reduce gastric acid secretion; and antacids for symptomatic relief."<ref><{{MeSH}}</ref> [[Proton pump inhibitor]]s also are used. | |||
Symptomatic relief should not preclude definitive treatment. | |||
==Drug toxicity== | ==Drug toxicity== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:06, 14 June 2010
In medicine and pharmacology, anti-ulcer agents are "various agents with different action mechanisms used to treat or ameliorate peptic ulcer or irritation of the gastrointestinal tract. This has included antibiotics to treat helicobacter infections; histamine h2 antagonists to reduce gastric acid secretion; and antacids for symptomatic relief."[1] Proton pump inhibitors also are used.
Symptomatic relief should not preclude definitive treatment.
Drug toxicity
These medications may be associated with pneumonia.[2]
References
- ↑ <Anonymous (2024), Anti-ulcer agent (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Eurich DT, Sadowski CA, Simpson SH, Marrie TJ, Majumdar SR (2010). "Recurrent community-acquired pneumonia in patients starting acid-suppressing drugs.". Am J Med 123 (1): 47-53. DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.05.032. PMID 20102991. Research Blogging.