cisapride


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cisapride

Propulsid® GI disease An agent that ↑ lower esophageal sphincter pressure and for nocturnal therapy of GERD Adverse effects Headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, rhinitis, constipation. See GERD.

cisapride

A prokinetic drug that aids in stomach emptying and helps to relieve heartburn (reflux oesophagitis). A trade name is Prepulsid.
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'He may also have been affected by Cisapride which had been prescribed for stomach and digestive problems.
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The Food and Drug Administration has put both the tablet and suspension preparations of cisapride (Propulsid, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Titusville, N.J.) on a limited-access program, in the wake of Janssen's decision to stop marketing it in the United States effective July 14.
FDA to Limit Cisapride Use to Sickest Patients
In one of the larger series, 82% of a cohort of children with pH probe or scintiscan confirmed GER had remission of respiratory symptoms when treated with cisapride.
Does gastroesophageal reflux trigger asthma in children?
-- The labeling for cisapride has been strengthened with a recommendation to get a 12-lead electrocardiogram in every patient before prescribing the heartburn drug.
Revised Cisapride Labeling Warns of Arrhythmia Risk
Use cautiously with drugs such as cisapride, erythromycin, or others that prolong the QT interval; moxifloxacin has not been studied with these drugs.
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For symptomatic relief of gastroesophageal reflux disease, cisapride was no better than placebo in a three-way comparison of cisapride, omeprazole, and placebo.
Omeprazole for GERD
Propulsid (cisapride) may be useful, but an electrocardiogram must be done prior to use.
New Guidelines on GER in Children Expected This Summer
The panel recommended that Bayer conduct several postmarketing studies of moxifloxacin, including a prospective study on the risk of QT prolongation and an interaction study with cisapride, which is widely used and known to extend the QT interval.
FDA Panel Backs Moxifloxacin, Flags Cardiac Risk
His constipation issues are treated with over-the-counter Miralax and prescription cisapride.
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The other medications such as neostigmine, pyridostigmine, cisapride, trimebutine maleate, metoclopramide, dom-peridone, and laxatives were given according to the standard pediatric doses.
Assessment and outcome of pediatric intestinal pseudo-obstruction: A tertiary-care-center experience from Turkey
Your veterinarian may also suggest a prescription medication such as metoclopramide, or off label use of a drug called cisapride, to enhance gastric and intestinal motility.
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