H2 Receptor Blockers Flashcards
1
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Examples
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Nizatidine, ranitidine
2
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Mechanism
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- Competitive agonist histamine receptor on parietal cells -> less gastric acid secretion
3
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Indications
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- GORD
- Peptic ulcers
4
Q
SE
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Common: headache, diarrhoea
Important: Gynaecomastia
5
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CI
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- Hepatic impairment
- Renal impairment
- Mask suspected gastric cancer (ALARMS)
- Pregnancy