Gastrointestinal agents 

What are Gastrointestinal agents?

Gastrointestinal agents include many different classes of drugs that are used to treat gastrointestinal disorders.

Gastrointestinal (GI) agents include many different classes of drugs that are used to treat gastrointestinal disorders. They can be classed as: 5-aminosalicylates, antacids, antidiarrheals, digestive enzymes, functional bowel disorder agents, gallstone solubilizing agents, GI stimulants, H.

Gastrointestinal Medications
  • Antacids. Aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide (Mylanta, Maalox) Calcium carbonate (Tums, Rolaids, Chooz) 
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors. Omeprazole (Prilosec) Lansoprazole (Prevacid) 
  • Histamine2 Blockers. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
  • Promotility Agents. Metoclopramide (Reglan)

Mucosal protective agents are medications that protect the mucosal lining of the stomach from gastric acid, and are used to treat conditions like peptic ulcers, NSAID-induced ulcers, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder or GERD.

GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS. The gastrointestinal agents are reduced to three major categories. First, anti-ulcer agents act by reducing the stomach acid content either by directly neutralizing H+ or reducing the amount of acid produced. Some anti-ulcer agents may act to coat existing ulcers to prevent further damage.

Types of Gastrointestinal agents

Azulfidine

Azulfidine

Bentyl

Bentyl

Bisacodyl

Bisacodyl

Canasa

Canasa

Gattex

Gattex

Gaviscon

Gaviscon

Giazo

Giazo

GlycoLax

GlycoLax

GoLYTELY

GoLYTELY

Imodium

Imodium

Imodium

Imodium

Lactulose

Lactulose

Lansoprazole

Lansoprazole

Lialda

Lialda

Linzess

Linzess

Loperamide

Loperamide

Lubiprostone

Lubiprostone

Mesalamine

Mesalamine

MiraLAX

MiraLAX

Misoprostol

Misoprostol

Nexium

Nexium

Pentasa

Pentasa

Pepcid

Pepcid

Prilosec

Prilosec

Protonix

Protonix

Reglan

Reglan

Rowasa

Rowasa