Pro-kinetics - drugs that promote gut motility

Question 1

MOA

Answer 1

Often promoting work by Each and/or inhibiting an ACH inhibitor such as dopamine

Question 2

Cisapride - example of when your would use it?

Answer 2

used in horses post surgery

Question 3

Erythromycin - dosage?

Answer 3

at sub-antibiotic dose

Question 4

note

Answer 4

common problem in exotic animals medicine as they are smaller animals so will go down quicker off food and hard to get them eating again

Question 5

Metoclopramide

Answer 5

Already discussed as an anti-emetic but its peripheral action is a weak pro kinetic
(remember it can make a GIT Obstruction worse)