GI drugs: Rotation prep

Brand names:

Histamine-2 blockers - Mild GERD, Peptic ulcer, gastritis

Ranitidine (Zantac Pro)

Famotidine (Pepcid)

Nizatidine (Axid AR)

Cimetidine (Tagamet HB). A/E: Antiandrogenic effects (prolactin release, gynecomastia, impotence), can cross BBB so cause confusion and headaches, can cross placenta. Also decreases renal excretion of creatinine.

Proton Pump inhibitors- peptic ulcer, Zollinger Ellison syndrome, Stress ulcer, H.Pylori

Loperamide (Imodium) - Diarrhea

Ondansetron (Zofran)- Vomitting

Metoclopramide (Reglan, Metozolv) - Diabetic and Post surgery gastroparesis, antiemetic, persistent GERD

Misoprostol (Cytotec) - NSAID induced peptic ulcers and for induction of labor (can cause abortion)

Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) - Crohn disease, Ulcerative Colitis

Orlistat (Alli, Xenical) - Weight loss

Aprepitant (Emend) - Antiemetic for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.