Digestive Diseases, A-Z, with descriptions, symptoms & typical treatments

Medications, by type, proper and brand name, with typical applications & dosages

	• ANTACIDS • ANTI-DIARRHEALS • ANTI-SPASMODICS • CONSTIPATION • DIGESTIVE ENZYMES • H. PYLORI • H2 BLOCKERS		• INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE • NAUSEA/VOMITING • PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS (PPIs) • OTHER GASTROINTESTINAL MEDICATIONS • ANTIBIOTICS • ANTI-VIRALS – HEPATITIS
	ANTACIDS Maalox Mylanta Tums Gaviscon ANTI-DIARRHEALS Imodium (loperamide) Lomotil (atropine/diphenoxylate) Sandostatin (octreotide) Pepto-Bismol ANTI-SPASMODICS Bentyl (dicyclomine) Donnatal Extentabs (atropine/hyoscyamine/Phenobarbital/scopolamine) Levbid (hyoscyamine) Levsin (hyoscyamine) Librax (chlodiazepoxide/clidinium) NuLev (hyoscyamine) Robinul (glycopyrrolate) Pamine (methscopolamine) Top CONSTIPATION Citrucel Colace (docusate) PeriColace (docusate/senna) Dulcolax (bisacodyl) Glycerine Lactulose Magnesium citrate Metamucil Miralax (glycolax) Zelnorm Unprocessed Miller's Bran Top DIGESTIVE ENZYMES Creon Pancrease Top H. PYLORI Helidac Prevpac Top H2 BLOCKERS Axid (nizatidine) Pepcid (famotidine) Tagamet (cimetidine) Zantac (ranitidine) Top		INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE Asacol (mesalamine) Azasan (azathioprine) Azulfidine (sulfasalazine) Canasa Colozal (bassalazide) Cortenema Cortifoam Dipentum (osalazine) Entocort Imuran (azathioprine) Pentasa (mesalamine) Purinethol (6-MP, 6-mercaptopurine) Remicade (infliximab) Rowasa Prednisone NAUSEA/VOMITING Compazine (prochlorperazine) Reglan (metoclopramide) Phenergan (promethazine) Tigan (trimethobenzamide) Zofran (ondansetron) Top PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS (PPIs) Aciphex Nexium Omeprazole Prevacid Prilosec Protonix Zegerid Top OTHER GASTROINTESTINAL MEDICATIONS Anusol HC Actigall (ursodiol) AnaMantle HC Carafate (sucralfate) Cytotec (misoprostil) Mylicon (simethicone) Flora-Q Florastor Questran (cholestyramine) Top ANTIBIOTICS Augmentin Amoxicillin Cipro Flagyl (metronidazole) Levaquin Biaxin Erythromycin Avelox Vancomycin Top ANTI-VIRALS – HEPATITIS Baraclude Epivir HBV Hepsera Pegasys (peginterferon alfa) PEG-Intron  (peginterferon alfa) Rebetol (ribavirin) Copegus (ribavirin) Top

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