Top 200 - Gastrointestinal

Question 1

Nexium

Answer 1

esomeprazole
Anti-ulcer, Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
Indication: treatment of GERD; treatment of pathological hypersecretion from Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; short-term treatment of frequent heartburn; H. pylori eradication

Question 2

Prilosec

Answer 2

omeprazole
Anti-ulcer, Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
Indication: treatment of GERD; short-term treatment of frequent heartburn or active ulcers; H. pylori eradication

Question 3

Protonix

Answer 3

pantoprazole
Anti-ulcer, Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
Indication: treatment of GERD; short-term treatment of frequent indigestion and/or heartburn; healing of duodenal or gastric ulcer

Question 4

Prevacid

Answer 4

lansoprazole
Anti-ulcer, Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
Indication: treatment of GERD; short-term treatment of frequent indigestion and/or heartburn or active ulcers; H. pylori eradication

Question 5

Dexilant

Answer 5

dexlansoprazole
Anti-ulcer, Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
Indication: treatment of GERD; treatment of erosive esophagitis

Question 6

Aciphex

Answer 6

rabeprazole
Anti-ulcer, Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
Indication: treatment of GERD; short-term treatment of frequent indigestion and/or heartburn; healing of duodenal or gastric ulcer

Question 7

Zantac

Answer 7

ranitidine
Anti-ulcer, H2 blocker
Indication: treatment of GERD; short-term treatment of frequent indigestion and/or heartburn; treatment of erosive esophagitis

Question 8

Pepcid

Answer 8

famotidine
Anti-ulcer, H2 blocker
Indication: treatment or prevention of indigestion, heartburn or sour stomach; treatment of GERD; treatment of peptic ulcer disease; prophylaxis of NSAID- induced ulcer

Question 9

Antivert, Bonine

Answer 9

meclizine
Anti-emetic
Indication: treatment of nausea/vomiting and dizziness associated with motion sickness; control of vertigo

Question 10

Reglan

Answer 10

metoclopramide
Anti-emetic
Indication: treatment of gastroparesis; treatment or prophylaxis of post-operative nausea/vomiting; treatment or prophylaxis of emetogenic chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting; use as diagnostic aid during gastrointestinal radiography; treatment of GERD; treatment of persistent hiccups

Question 11

Miralax

Answer 11

polyethylene glycol
Osmotic laxative
Indication: treatment of constipation or fecal impaction; use as bowel evacuant prior to colonoscopy

Question 12

Bentyl

Answer 12

dicyclomine
Anti-spasmodic
Indication: treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other functional disturbances of gastrointestinal motility