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1
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Risk factors of gastric and duodenal ulcers

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  • Helicobacter pylori
  • NSAIDs
  • early gastric emptying
  • smoking + alcohol delay healing
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Common causes of gastric + duodenal ulcers

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Helicobacter pylori (most common)
NSAIDs

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Example of alginates + antacids

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Gaviscon

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What class of drug is gaviscon?

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Alginate + antacid

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What are the uses of gaviscon?

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GORD

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What is the mechanism of action of gaviscon?

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  • antacid: buffers stomach acid
  • alginic acid: increase stomach content viscosity + reduce reflux
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What is gaviscon composed of?

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  • alginic acid: sodium alginate
  • antacid: aluminium hydroxide/magnesium carbonate
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What are adverse drug reactions of gaviscon?

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Magnesium salts can cause diarrhoea
Aluminium salts can cause constipation

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Why is the antacid part of gaviscon often composed of both aluminium hydroxide AND magnesium carbonate?

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  • magnesium salts can cause diarrhoea
  • aluminium salts can cause constipation
  • attempt to balance out the adverse drug reactions
    .
  • magnesium hydroxide gastric pH higher + faster than aluminium hydroxide (AlHO has longer duration)
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What are contradictions of gaviscon?

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  • renal failure in Na+ + K+ containing preparations
  • diabetes mellitus in high sucrose conc preparations
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What are important drug drug interactions of gaviscon?

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  • Can reduce absorption of drugs so doses should be separated
  • Increased urine alkalinity can increases aspirin excretion
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Examples of proton pump inhibitors

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Omeprazole
Lansoprazole

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What are the uses of PPIs?

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Helicobacter pylori eradication
Peptic ulcers + relapse prevention
Co prescribed within NSAIDs

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What is the mechanism of action of PPI?s

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Irreversibly inhibition H+/K+ ATPase in parietal cells > reduction in acid secretion

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What are adverse drug reactions of PPIs?

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  • abdominal pain
  • diarrhoea
  • constipation
  • headache
  • dizziness
  • drowsiness
  • can mask symptoms of gastro-oesophageal cancer
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What are important drug drug interactions of PPIs?

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  • Omeprazole is a CYP inhibitors > reduced clopidogrel action
  • increased effects of warfarin + phenytoin
17
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What is the suffix of PPIs?

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-prazole

18
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Example of H2 receptor antagonists

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Ranitidine

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What are uses of H2 receptor antagonists?

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Peptic ulcers
GORD

20
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What is the mechanism of action of H2 receptor antagonists?

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  • Inhibition of H2 receptors
  • Reduces release of histamines
  • Reduces acid secretion from parietal cells
21
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What are adverse drug reactions of H2 receptor antagonists?

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Generally well tolerated
Diarrhoea
Headache
Can mask symptoms of gastro-oesophageal cancer

22
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What are important drug drug actions of H2 receptor antagonists?

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Few common

23
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A patient is taking clopidogrel + the doctor wants to prescribe a PPI for their duodenal ulcer. Which PPI should they be given + why?

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Lansoprazole
Omeprazole is a CYP inhibitor > reduces clopidogrel action

24
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How should a PPI be prescribed?

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Shorted effective duration at lowest effective dose

25
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Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection - triple therapy options

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Lansoprazole + clarithromycin + amoxicillin
(metrondiazole if allergic to amoxicillin)

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Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection

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Positive urea breath test

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Example of aminosaicylates

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Mesalazine
Sulfasalazine

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What class of drug is mesalazine?

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Aminosalicylate

29
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What is the use of mesalazine?

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First line treatment of UC

30
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What is the mechanism of action of mesalazine?

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Release of 5-aminosalsylic acid
Anti-inflammatory effect
Topic action at colon

31
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What are adverse drug reactions of mesalazine?

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Nausea
Dyspepsia
Leukopenia (rare)

32
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What are important drug drug interactions of mesalazine?

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Increased breakdown in presence of PPI due to increased pH

33
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Compare the use of mesalazine + sulfasalazine

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Mesalazine - first line for UC
Sulfasalazine - RA

34
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The half life of PPIs is only a few hours, why is acid secretion inhibited for longer than this?

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PPIs irreversibly inhibit H+/K+ ATPase in parietal cells

35
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What drug is used first line in treatment of UC?

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Mesalazine

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