Medications
The drugs used in digestive system conditions, what they do, and what to watch for.
Medical disclaimer
These pages are for information. Never start, stop or change the dose of any medicine without asking your doctor.
- Asacol A drug used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
- Colestyramine (Questran, Questran Light, LoCholest, Colestid, Prevalite) Colestyramine is an exchange resin in powder form, mixed into water and drunk.
- Cytotec Produced in 1990.
- H2 Blockers [Tagamet, Zantac, Lansor, Famodine] These drugs should be used as the doctor directs.
- Imuran (azathioprine) A drug discovered in 1968 that weakens the immune system.
- Lansoprazole Each capsule contains 30 mg of lansoprazole as enteric-coated micropellets resistant to stomach acid.
- Lomotil (diphenoxylate) An antidiarrhoeal drug produced in 1960.
- Purinethol (6-mercaptopurine, 6-MP) An effective drug that weakens the immune system.
- Remicade A brand-new drug used in the treatment of Crohn’s disease.
- Sucralfate (Antepsin) Each tablet contains 1 g of sucralfate; each 5 ml of the suspension contains 1 g of sucralfate.
- Sulfasalazine (Salazopyrin EN tablet, Azulfidine, Azulfidine En-Tabs, SAS-500) A 5-ASA preparation containing a sulpha group, for use in ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory conditions; it came into use in 1949.