Stomach and gut
Acid reducers, antiemetics, laxatives, loperamide and mesalazine. 15 drugs in 8 classes. Read them through, then practice: their classes, how they work, what they treat and what they're known for. 16 questions, about 5 minutes.
Free, and no account needed.
In this group
The classes and their drugs
- Proton pump inhibitorsBlocking the stomach's proton pump (H+/K+ ATPase) to stop acid secretion
- OmeprazoleEsomeprazoleLansoprazolePantoprazole
- H2 receptor antagonistsBlocking histamine H2 receptors on parietal cells to reduce acid secretion
- FamotidineCimetidine
- 5-HT3 antagonistsBlocking serotonin 5-HT3 receptors that trigger the vomiting reflex
- Ondansetron
- Dopamine antagonist antiemeticsBlocking dopamine D2 receptors in the trigger zone and the gut
- MetoclopramideDomperidone
- Osmotic laxativesHolding water in the bowel by osmosis to soften and loosen stool
- LactuloseMacrogol
- Stimulant laxativesStimulating the colon lining to push stool along and secrete water
- SennaBisacodyl
- Antimotility drugsActivating gut mu-opioid receptors to slow peristalsis
- Loperamide
- AminosalicylatesDelivering 5-ASA to the bowel lining to damp local inflammation
- Mesalazine