GI Flashcards
Key drugs that can worsen GERD symptoms
- Aspirins/NSAIDs
- Bisphosphonates
- dabigatran
- estrogen products
- fish oil products
- iron supplements
- nicotine replacement therapy
- steroids
- tetracycline
calcium carbonate
tums
w/ mag- mylanta
w/ simethicon anti-gas is maalox advanced max strength lol
- antacids
magnesium hydroxide
milk of magnesia
- antacids
sodium carbonate/aspirin/citric acid
alka-seltzer
- antacids
antacid notes:
aluminum and mag: can accumulate and several renal dysfunction….
Ca- constipation SE
Al- constipation SE
mag- loose stools SE
famotidine
pepcid Ac, zantac 360
<60 ml/min decreased dose
- H2RA
ranitidine
Zantac
all produced removed april 2020
- H2RA
cimetidine
tagamet
high dose: gynecomastia, impotence
- H2RA
antacid >2 years
vitamin b12 deficiency
esomeprazole
nexium
- PPI
lansoprazole
Prevacid
- PPI
omeprazole
Prilosec
- PPI
dexlansoprazole
Dexilant
- PPI
pantoprazole
Protonix
- PPI
PPIs
- no longer the 8 weeks use recommend
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Bone density decrease
- c.diff
esomperazole and omeprazole
don’t sue w/ clopidogrel
H2RA and PPI formulation
OTC
- cimetidine
- famotidine
- ranitidine
- esomeprazole
- lansoprazole
- omeprazole
H2RA and PPI formulation
ODT
- lansoprazole
- omeprazole
Oral solutions/suspensions
- cimetidine
- famotidine
- nizatidine
- ranitdine
- lansoprazole
packets for suspensions - esomprazole
- omeprazole
- pantoprazole
H2RA and PPI formulation
injection
famotidine
ranitidine
- esomprazole
- pantoprazole
metoclopramide
reglan
- cytoprotective
drugs that require acidic gut (decreased absorption by antacids, H2RAs and PPIs)
- antiretrovirals: rilpivirine (NNRTI), atazanavir (PI)
- antivirals: ledipasivr, velpatasvir/sofosbuvir
- azole: sporanox, ketoconazole, pasaconazole oral suspension
- cephalosporins (orals): cefpodoxime, cefuroxime
- iron products
- mesalamine
- risedronate delayed-released
- tyrosine kinase inhibitis: dasatanib, erlotinib, pazopanib
oral drugs/drug classes that antacids bind to
- antiretrovirals: INSTIs- bictegravir, dolutegravir, elvitegravir, altegravir
- bisphosphonates
- isoniazid
- levothyroxine
- quinolones
- sotalol
- steriods
- tetracyclines
bismuth quadruple therapy
10-14 days
bismuth subsalicylate 300mg QID
metronidazole 25-500mg QID
Tetracycline 500mg QID
PPI BID
clarithromycin triple therapy
14 days
amox 1,000 mg BID
clarithro 500mg BID
PPI BID
Prevpac
amox + clarithro+ lansoprazole
sucralfate
carafate
key drugs that are constipating
- antacid (Al and Ca based)
- Antidiarrheals
- clonidine
- colesevelam
anticholinergic effect: - antihistamines (diphenhydramine)
- antispasmodic (baclofen)
- phenothiazines (e.g. prochlorperazine)
- TCAs (e.g amitriptyline)
- urge incontinence drugs (e.g. oxybutynin)
- Iron
- non-DHP Ca channel blockers: especially verapamil!
- opioids
- sucrafate
otc recommendations for constipation
Most adults: fiber
iron-induced or hard stool: docusate (stool softener)
opioids-induced: sena or bisacodyl (stimulants)
prego: fiber
Fast relief needed: adults: bisacodyl or glycerin (more gentle) suppository
Children: glycerin suppository
psyllium
Metamucil
- Bulk-forming
calcium polycarbophil
fiberCon
- Bulk-forming
methylcellulose
citrucel
- Bulk-forming
wheat dextrin
Benefiber
- Bulk-forming
mag hydroxide
milk of magnesia
- osmotics
polyethylene glycol
Miralax
- osmotics
glycerine
- osmotics
lactulose`
constulose, enulose,
- osmotics
sodium phosphate
fleet enema
- osmotic
bisacodyl
dulcolax
lubiprostone
amitiza
-chloride channel activator
linaclotide
linzess
- guanylate cyclase c agonists
alvimopan
entereg
- PAMORAs
naloxegol
Movantik
- PAMORAs
methylnaltrexone
Relistor
- PAMORAs
select drugs that cause diarrhea
- acetylcholinesterase inhibitors ( e.g. donepezil)
- antacids containing mag
- antibiotics (especially broad-spectrum drugs), diarrhea may be infections (e.g. C. difficile)
- antidiabetics (e.g. metformin, GLP-1 agonist)
- antineoplastic (e.g. irinotecan, capecitabine, fluorouracil, methotrexate, TKIs)
- Colchicine
- Drugs used for constipation (e.g. laxatives)
- Misoprostol
- Mycophenolate
- Prokinetics drugs (e.g. metoclopramide, cisapride)
- PI (especially nelfinavir)
- Quinidine
- Roflumilast
bismuth subsalicylate
pepto-bismol
loperamide
imodium
diphenoxylate/atropine
lomotil
dicyclomine
bentyl