Gastrointestinal Tract
Drugs affecting the stomach, intestines, liver, and digestion.
4 drugs target this system
Drugs Targeting Gastrointestinal Tract
Metformin
Glucophage, Fortamet, Glumetza +1
Metformin is a biguanide antidiabetic agent used as first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus. It works primarily by decreasing hepatic glucose production and improving insulin sensitivity.
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.
Pantoprazole
Protonix, Pantoloc
Proton pump inhibitor for gastric acid suppression, used in GERD, erosive esophagitis, and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
Linagliptin
Tradjenta, Trajenta
DPP-4 inhibitor for type 2 diabetes. Unique among gliptins for primarily non-renal elimination, requiring no dose adjustment in kidney disease.
Related Drug Classes
Therapeutic classes of drugs that target the Gastrointestinal Tract system.
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