Treatment of gastric hemorrhage by pulverized omeprazole and antacid--concomitant administration via a nasogastric tube.
Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther
; 42(11): 594-6, 2004 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-15598025
ABSTRACT
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a common episode in pediatric patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities (SMID) and occasionally leads to a severe clinical state accompanied with nausea, hematemesis, melena, wheezing, pneumonia, anemia and/or failure to thrive. We report here a case of a 14-year-old male with Lennox syndrome who had been treated with a histamine H2 blocker intravenously or via a nasogastric tube for repeated gastric hemorrhage due to severe GER. Since his gastric hemorrhage became resistant to the H2 blocker, we decided to replace it with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Although lansoprazole can be decapsulated for administration via a nasogastric tube, it tends to block fine tubes. The acid-sensitive drug omeprazole, another oral PPI, is commercially available as enteric-coated tablets. Therefore, we pulverized the tablets and administered omeprazole, mixed with a small amount of antacid, via a nasogastric tube. The patient's gastric hemorrhage was dramatically improved. Thus, administration of pulverized omeprazole concomitantly with antacid via a fine nasogastric tube may provide a novel approach for the treatment of chronic GER in pediatric patients with SMID.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Gastropatias
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Omeprazol
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Cimetidina
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Hemorragia
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Antiácidos
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Antiulcerosos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther
Assunto da revista:
FARMACOLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão