GI MEDICATIONS BY: RANDY BONNELL

ANTACIDS  TRADE: MAALOX, MYLANTA, TITRALAC  ACTION: NEUTRALIZES GASTRIC ACIDS  SIDE EFFECTS: CONSTIPATION, SODIUM AND WATER RETENTION

ANTISPASMODICS  TRADE: DONNATAL,BENTYL  ACTION: ANTICHOLINERGIC AGENTS THAT DECREASES GI MOTILITY BY RELAXING GI SMOOTH MUSCLE  SIDE EFFECTS: DRY MOUTH AND SKIN, CONSTIPATION, PARALYTIC ILEUS

BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE  TRADE: PEPTO-BISMOL  ACTION: ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT  SIDE EFFECTS: FECAL IMPACTION

CIMETIDINE  TRADE: TAGAMET  ACTION: H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST INHIBITS GASTRIC ACID SECRETION  SIDE EFFECTS: CONFUSION HEADACHE BONE MARROW SUPRESSION

DIMENHYDRINATE  TRADE: DRAMAMINE  ACTION: ANTIEMETIC AGENT  SIDE EFFECTS: DROWSINESS, DRY MOUTH, CONSTIPATION

FAMOTIDINE  TRADE: PEPCID  ACTION: INHIBITS GASTRIC ACID SECREATION  SIDE EFFECTS: HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, CONSTIPATION

KAOLIN-PECTIN  TRADE: KAOPECTATE  ACTION: ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT  SIDE EFFECTS: CONSTIPATION

LANSOPRAZOLE  TRADE: PREVACID  ACTION: BINDS TO AN ENZYME IN THE PRESENCE OF ACID GASTRIC Ph  SIDE EFFECTS: NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DROWSINESS

LOPERAMIDE  TRADE: IMODIUM  ACTION: ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT  SIDE EFFECTS: DRY MOUTH, CONSTIPATION, DROWSINESS

NIZATIDINE  TRADE: AXID  ACTION: H2 RECEPTOR ANTNGONIST, INHIBITS GASTRIC ACID SECRETION  SIDE EFFECTS: DROWSINESS, HEADACHE, SWEATING

NYSTATIN  TRADE: MYCOSTATIN  ACTION: ANTIFUNGAL AGENT,  SIDE EFFECTS: NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA

OMEPRAZOLE  TRADE: PRILOSEC  ACTION: PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR  SIDE EFFECTS: HEADACHE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA VOMITING

RANITIDINE  TRADE: ZANTAC  ACTION: H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST  SIDE EFFECTS: HEADACHE, ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT

SUCRALFATE  TRADE: CARAFATE  ACTION: GASTRIC MUCOSAL PROTECTANT AGENT  SIDE EFFECTS: CONSTIPATION, HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA

SULFASALAZINE  TRADE: AZULFIDINE  ACTIONS: GI ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT  SIDE EFFECTS: NAUSEA VOMITING ABDOMINAL PAIN, STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME

THAT’S ALL SHE WROTE!!