Week 2: GI pharmacology Flashcards
Objectives
Cl- and HCO3 antiporter
What powers the HCO3 Cl- antiporter
Cellular mechanism of acid production
Stimulants of gastric acid secretion
Therapeutic targets to inhibit gastric acid secretion
5 listed
What are some common antiacids?
4 listed
Antacids that can cause belching
CaCO3
NaHCO3
because CO2 is produced
CaCO3 antacid brand name
TUMS
How much Ca2+ is absorbed by taking tums
10% of the Ca2+ is absorbed
Too much CaCo3 can result in?
Hypercalcemia can lead to kidney failure
NaHCO3 brand name
Alka Seltzer
NaHCO3 benefits
- Very soluble, very fast-acting
- Rapidly removed from the gut
Too much NaHCO3 can result in?
- Systemic alkalosis
- fluid retention
Al(OH)3 benefits
Insoluble aluminum chloride salt formed after neutralizing acid
Too much Al(OH)3 can result in?
Constipation
Mg(OH)2 benefits
- Relatively insoluble
- longer acting in stomach
- relatively little absorption of Mg2+
Too much Mg(OH)2 can result in?
Laxative effect
Maalox and Mylanta are?
Al(OH)3 + Mg(OH)2 mixed together to neutralize the constipation and laxative effects each would have alone respectively
H1 receptor
H2 receptor
H3 receptor
H2 antagonists block what
H2 antagonists
Histamine H2 receptor antagonists prototypes and mechanism of action
H2 receptor antagonists pharmacokinetics