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Gastrointestinal Agents

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Definition: Drugs used for their effects on the gastrointestinal system, as to control gastric acidity, regulate gastrointestinal motility and water flow, and improve digestion.     
Examples Antidiarrheals; Antiemetics; Anti-Ulcer Agents; Cathartics; Cholagogues and Choleretics; Emetics; Laxatives; Lipotropic Agents 		Other names Digestants; Drugs, Gastrointestinal; Drugs, Gastric; Agents, Gastrointestinal; Agents, Gastric; Gastrointestinal Drugs; Gastric Drugs; Gastric Agents
Substances having this pharmacologic action: Gastrin-Releasing Peptide; olsalazine; balsalazide; Cisapride; Pancrelipase; enkephalin-Leu, Ala(2)-Arg(6)-; atropine sulfate-diphenoxylate hydrochloride combination; honokiol; alosetron; TNFR-Fc fusion protein; Lactulose; Chenodeoxycholic Acid; Cholic Acids; Sulfasalazine; Secretin; Trimebutine; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; Vitamin U; Octreotide; Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate; Pancreatic Polypeptide; Pancreatin; Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide; Glucagon; Pepsin A; Betaine; Betazole; Bile Acids and Salts; Cyproheptadine; Motilin; Erythromycin; Erythromycin Estolate; erythromycin lactobionate; erythromycin stearate; cyclopentenone; octylonium; infliximab; CDP 571; ISIS 2302; ridogrel; EM 523; mosapride; acemannan; rifaximin
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
SHR116958  0   *Benzamides *Morpholines Gastrointestinal Agents. Pharmazie. 2011 Nov;66(11):826-30
ALX-0600  0   *Glucagon-Like Peptide 2 Gastrointestinal Agents. Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2001 Apr;2(4):505-9
alvimopan  0   *Piperidines Gastrointestinal Agents Receptors, Opioid, mu. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2001 Jan;69(1):66-71ENTEREG
tegaserod  145158-71-0   *Indoles Gastrointestinal Agents.
Pharma Action Serotonin Receptor Agonists 		J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1997 Mar;280(3):1270-6ZELNORM
Panchelidon  0   Organic Chemicals Gastrointestinal Agents. Fortschr Med 1991;109 Suppl 115:2-7
Panzynorm  73297-82-2   Organic Chemicals Gastrointestinal Agents. Vrach Delo 1980;(11):89

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