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Gastrointestinal Drugs

Medications for acid reflux, ulcers, nausea, and digestive disorders

BEGINNER2 Drugs

Metoclopramide

Metoclopramide Hydrochloride

Antiemetics (Prokinetic Agents)INTERMEDIATE

Use:

Gastroparesis, GERD, nausea/vomiting, facilitate small bowel intubation

Mechanism:

Dopamine D2 antagonist; enhances GI motility via cholinergic effects

15 points

Ondansetron

Ondansetron Hydrochloride

Antiemetics (5-HT3 Antagonists)INTERMEDIATE

Use:

Chemotherapy-induced nausea, postoperative nausea, radiation-induced nausea

Mechanism:

Selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist blocking serotonin peripherally and centrally

15 points
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