Gastrointestinal Agents

Medications affecting the stomach, intestines, and digestive system.

2 drugs in this class

Sub-classes

Drugs in Gastrointestinal Agents

Omeprazole

Prilosec, Losec, Omesec

Irreversibly blocks the hydrogen/potassium adenosine triphosphatase enzyme system (H+/K+ ATPase or gastric proton pump) of the gastric parietal cell, suppressing gastric acid secretion.

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Indications: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Peptic ulcer disease...

Pantoprazole

Protonix, Pantoloc

FDA Approved

Proton pump inhibitor for gastric acid suppression, used in GERD, erosive esophagitis, and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

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Indications: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Erosive esophagitis...

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