TY - JOUR
T1 - Pharmacologic management of common gastrointestinal health problems in women
AU - Brucker, Mary C.
AU - Faucher, Mary Ann
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - A wide variety of drugs are available for the treatment of common gastrointestinal health problems in women, including minor or serious as well as acute or chronic conditions. The midwife needs to be current in the pharmacology of over-thecounter as well as prescriptive agents for both pregnant and nonpregnant women. The drug classifications reviewed in this article include antacids, H2 receptor antagonists, antimicrobials, proton pumps, antiemetics, emetics, cholinergics, laxatives, prokinetics. and antidiarrheals. In addition, the physiologic principles are reviewed to enhance the understanding of how these drugs work.
AB - A wide variety of drugs are available for the treatment of common gastrointestinal health problems in women, including minor or serious as well as acute or chronic conditions. The midwife needs to be current in the pharmacology of over-thecounter as well as prescriptive agents for both pregnant and nonpregnant women. The drug classifications reviewed in this article include antacids, H2 receptor antagonists, antimicrobials, proton pumps, antiemetics, emetics, cholinergics, laxatives, prokinetics. and antidiarrheals. In addition, the physiologic principles are reviewed to enhance the understanding of how these drugs work.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0091-2182(97)00031-1
DO - 10.1016/S0091-2182(97)00031-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 9239966
AN - SCOPUS:0031135393
SN - 0091-2182
VL - 42
SP - 145
EP - 162
JO - Journal of Nurse-Midwifery
JF - Journal of Nurse-Midwifery
IS - 3
ER -