Gastrointestinal complaints are one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical care. Many have been through numerous physician consultations and treatment modalities without relief. Unfortunately, millions more suffer silently, thinking that their GI symptoms are “normal”; while self-medicating with antacids, Pepto Bismal or food avoidance. Additionally, many GI complaints are embarras...

Acid peptic diseases are common gastrointestinal disorders, which include gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcers, non-ulcer dyspepsia and stressrelated gastric mucosal injury. Drugs commonly used in the management of these disorders include antacids, H2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors and mucosal protective agents. In this chapter, pharmacology of these drugs will be discussed, followe...

A 31 year old Chinese male presented with retrosternal chest pain of 1~ years duration. During the preceding one month he had epigastric pain which was relieved by antacids. He also complained of anorexia, weight loss and nocturia of one month's duration. Two days before admission, he developed dyspnoea on exertion, orthopnoea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea. He had no previous history of ren...

Background 8% of the annual discharges at our hospital of NykøbingFalster (NFS) are registered as acute abdominal pain. A former study in our department based on national data has demonstrated a high use of pain-killers, antibiotics, and antacids in these patients. We want to investigate if there is a difference in the drug consumption before and after hospitalization due to unspecific abdomina...

Levothyroxine is one of the most commonly prescribed medications for the treatment of persons with hypothyroidism and the suppression of thyroid neoplasms.1 Most persons with hypothyroidism require lifelong therapy with levothyroxine. The absorption of levothyroxine after oral administration is about 80%.1 Certain drugs and dietary components2,3 can interfere with the bioavailability of levothy...

Background. Eosinophilic esophagitis (Ee) is a chronic immune-mediated disease of the esophagus, which characterized by symptoms esophageal dysfunction and marked eosinophilic infiltration mucous membrane (MM) organ. Currently, interest in problem global medical scientific community steadily growing. has no pathognomonic symptoms, causes great difficulty for diagnosis. Clinical case description...

Acid peptic diseases are common gastrointestinal disorders, which include gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcers, non-ulcer dyspepsia and stressrelated gastric mucosal injury. Drugs commonly used in the management of these disorders include antacids, H2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors and mucosal protective agents. In this chapter, pharmacology of these drugs will be discussed, followe...