Antisecretory drugs are used in the treatment and prophylaxis of peptic ulcer disease (below) some are also employed in other disorders associated with gastric hyperacidity such as gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and dyspepsia (below). They may be divided into:
• Histamine H2-receptor antagonists (H2-antagonists), which act by blocking histamine H2-receptors on gastric parietal cells, thereby antagonising the normal stimulatory effect of endogenous histamine on gastric acid production. Those described in mis site include cimeti-dine, famotidine, nizatidine, and ranitidine.
• Proton pump inhibitors, which act by blocking the enzyme system responsible for active transport of protons into the gastrointestinal lumen, namely the hydrogen/potassium adenosine triphosphatase (H+/K+ ATPase) of the gastric parietal cell, also known as the ‘proton pump’. Those described in mis site include lansoprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, and rabepra-zole.
• Selective antimuscarinics, which block cholinergic stimulation of gastric acid production with fewer adverse effects than less selective antimuscarinics (see Atropine), but have largely been superseded. Pirenzepine is an example.
• Prostaglandin analogues, which inhibit gastric acid secretion by a direct action on the parietal cell and may also inhibit gastrin release and possess cytoprotective properties. Misoprostol is an example.
Described in this site are:
Ebrotidine
Eseridine Salicylate
Esomeprazole
Famotidine
Lafutidine
Lansoprazole
Niperotidine
Nizatidine
Omeprazole
Pantoprazole
Rabeprazole
Ranitidine Bismuth Citrate
Ranitidine
Revaprazan
Roxatidine
Urogastrone
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