Nursing Pharmacology: Gastrointestinal

The following gastrointestinal drug classes and medications: IBS with diarrhea (alosetron), IBS with constipation (lubiprostone), gastrointestinal anti-inflammatory (sulfasalazine), and pancreatic enzymes (pancrelipase).

The antidiarrheal agents loperamide and diphenoxylate/atropine. Antiemetics (ondansetron, promethazine, and meclizine) and prokinetic agents (metoclopramide).

The following laxative drug classes and medications: stool softeners (docusate sodium, docusate calcium), bulk-forming laxatives (psyllium, methylcellulose), stimulant laxatives (bisacodyl, sennosides), and osmotic laxatives (magnesium hydroxide, magnesium citrate, lactulose, polyethylene glycol).

The indications, mode of action, side effects, and key points of the following antiulcer agents: Histamine 2 receptor antagonists (ranitidine, famotidine), proton pump inhibitors (omeprazole, pantoprazole), mucosal protectant (sucralfate), antacids (aluminum hydroxide), and prostaglandins (misoprostol).