Module 16: Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal System (Part II)

What is a common side effect when taking magnesium salts?

True or False: Magnesium salts are contraindicated in patients with impaired renal function due to the risk for hypermagnesemia.

What drug is a combination of Aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide and is used to treat symptoms of peptic ulcer, gastritis, esophagitis, and gastric hyperacidity?

What drug is a combination of Aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, and simethicone?

What drug is a combination of sodium alginate, sodium bicarbonate, and calcium carbonate?

How many hours after meals should patients take antacids?

What medications are used as tranquilizers?

These drugs are used to decrease vagal stimulation and anxiety but have a minimal effect in preventing and treating ulcers.

These drugs inhibit ACH, block histamine and hydrochloric acid, and are more indicated for duodenal ulcers as they delay gastric emptying time.

These drugs are used in the treatment of gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, and GERD.

True or False: H2 blockers are contraindicated in patients younger than 10 years old.

What is the first H2 blocker introduced in 1975 that blocks 70% of acid production for 4 hours?

What is one of the side effects when taking Cimetidine?

True or False: Antacids should not be taken with H2 blockers because they can decrease the absorption of H2 blockers.

These drugs inhibit gastric acid secretion 90% greater than H2 blockers and block the final step of acid production.

These drugs prevent further breakdown and promote the healing of ulcers and are used with caution in patients undergoing dialysis, those who are pregnant and lactating.

Antacids should be administered at intervals of __ in between each pepsin inhibitor dose.

How many hours should a patient wait after taking pepsin inhibitors before they can take other medications?

These drugs increase mucus and bicarbonate production but are contraindicated in pregnant patients.

This antispasmodic drug blocks muscarinic receptors, resulting in smooth muscle relaxation.

These laxatives include salt products which pull water into the colon.

These laxatives increase peristalsis by irritating sensory nerve endings in the intestinal mucosa.

True or False: Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) is the most commonly used and abused laxative.

These are considered the safest laxatives that promote large, soft stools by absorbing water.

What bulk-forming laxative should be avoided in hypercalcemic patients?

What type of laxative is indicated for idiopathic constipation by increasing intestinal fluid secretion and motility?

What type of laxatives decrease straining during defecations by acting as lubricants, and are therefore indicated for patients after myocardial infarction or surgery?

Dulcolax should not be used for more than __.

It controls emotional and somatic factors in GI disorders and is part of an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of peptic ulcers.

What osmotic laxative decreases the intestinal production and absorption of ammonia?