Clin med GI meds

cholestyramine

used in PSC and PBC for pruritus

Ursodeoxycholic acid

used in PBC (may improve LFT but not survival) and PSC (improves survivial)

PPI

-prazole (ex: omeprazole, pantoprazole)

used in: GERD, eosinophilic esophagitis, esophageal strictures, webs, rings, acute “stress” gastritis, PUD

H2 inhibitors

-tidine (ex: famotidine)

used in: GERD, esophageal varices to prevent rebleeding, Gastritis, PUD

octreotide

used in esophageal varices to reduce portal pressure

Fluconazole (diflucan)

used to treat candida induced esophagitis

Acyclovir

used to treat HSV induced esophagitis

Ganciclovir

used to treat CMV esophagitis

topical corticosteroids

used in eosinophilic esophagitis

Dupilumab (dupixent)

biologic used in eosinophilic esophagitis

Botox

used in: achalasia (LES)

Lactulose

used in hepatic encephalopathy

Vitamin K

used in esophageal varices

fluoroquinolones

used in prophylactic esophageal varices, ETEC,

3rd generation cephalosporins

used for phrophylactic in esophageal varices

Bismuth sucralfate, misoprotosol, antacids

PUD

Triple therapy

Clarithromycin, Amoxicillin (or metro), PPI

Used in H. pylori

Quadruple therapy

Tetracycline, metronidazole, bismuth, PPIs

Used in h. pylori

Zofran (ondanestron)

used in: nausea, Mallory-weiss

Azithromycin

Used in: ETEC

Fidaxomycin

Used in c. diff

Vancomycin

Used in: c. diff

metronidazole

Used in giardia, entamoeba histolytica

Tinadozole

used in entamoeba histolytica

osmotic laxatives

polyethylene glycol, lactulose, sorbitol

Stimulant laxatives

bisacodyl, senna

Antiemetics

Zofran

Dexamethasone

Promethazine

Azathioprine

chronic maintenance of chrons

Mesalamine and sulfasalazine

chrons, UC

corticosteroids

acute flairs of chrons, UC (oral budesonide)

TNF inhibitors

used in chrons, UC

humira

remicade

cimzia

diverticulitis abx

amoxicillin with netroidazole

Amoxicillin/clavulanate

trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

ticarcillin/clavulanate

piperacillin/tazobactam

ertapenem