Histamine receptor blockers inhibit gastric acid secretion, particularly effective against nocturnal acid secretion. They block histamine binding to H2 receptors competitively, leading to decreased intracellular signaling molecules for gastric acid release, in turn decreasing the secretion. Famotidine decreases stomach acid production. Antacids are only employed for intercurrent pain relief and acidity and are self-prescribed by […]
Parameters Details Category of Drug Omeprazole is Antacids and Anulcer Drugs (1) Mechanism of Action Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor. It inhibits the parietal cell H+ / K+ ATP pump, the final step of acid production. (2) Indications Omeprazole is used in 1. Benign gastric and duodenal ulcers2. Zollinger3. Ellison syndrome4. gastric Acid Reduction during
Category of Drug Antacids and Anulcer Drugs (1) Mechanism of Action Ranitidine decreases stomach acid production Indications Ranitidine is used in 1. Benign gastric 2. Duodenal ulceration3. GERD4. Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands ACILOC- CADILA PHARMARANTAC (2)- UNIQUE PHARMAZINETAC- GLAXOSMITHKLINER-LOC- ZYDUS CADILARAZUMAB- INTAS PHARMA Available dosage forms 1. TABLETS2. INJECTION3. SYRUP Dose 150 mg twice
Category of Drug Antacids and Anulcer Drugs (1) Mechanism of Action Pantoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor that decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach. Indications Pantoprazole is used in1. Duodenal ulcer2. Gastric ulcer3. GERD4. Erosive esophagitis. Well KnownPharmaceutical Brands 1. PAN- ALKEM2. PANTOCID-SUN3. PANTOP- ARISTO PHARMA4. PANTODAC- ZYDUS CADILA Available dosage forms 1.
Magnesium hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia-antacid) is used as adjunctive therapy to reduce the damage during acid secretion. It provides symptomatic relief and does not cure the cause. Antacids do not decrease acid production but raise the pH more than 4. The potency of an antacid is expressed in terms of its acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC). ANC
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Share on reddit Reddit As the name indicates, antacids are ‘anti-acids.’ Chemically, the drugs of this class are basic compounds that aid in neutralizing the released gastric acid and raise the pH of gastric contents. Under this condition, pepsin activity gets reduced if
