Gastric emptying drugs slowing

Studies have shown that gastric emptying is slow in a premature infant. Thus drugs with limited absorption in adults may be absorbed efflciently in a premature infant because of prolonged contact time with gastrointestinal mucosa. 

Some drugs slow down the rate of gastric emptying to a great extent. Most of them have actions... 

E. To be approved, generic formulations must exhibit the same rate and extent of absorption as the trademark compound. All of the other choices can affect drug absorption. For example, slowing gastric emptying time may increase the absorption of a... 

Unlabeled Uses Prevention of aspiration pneumonia treatment of drug-related postoperative nausea and vomiting, persistent hiccups, slow gastric emptying, vascular headaches... 

Because the antimuscarinic drugs slow gastric emptying, they may increase symptoms in patients with gastric ulcer. Nonselective antimuscarinic agents should never be used to treat acid-peptic disease (see Chapter 62). 

Both exenatide and liraglutide slow gastric emptying this may have an effect on the speed of absorption of other drugs (2) and partly contributes to nausea. 

DISOPYRAMIDE ANALGESICS Disopyramide may slow the onset of action of intermittent dose paracetamol These drugs have anticholinergic effects that include delayed gastric emptying. This will delay absorption Warn patients that the action of paracetamol may be delayed. This will not be the case when paracetamol is taken regularly... 

After oral administration, the swallowed drug rapidly reaches the stomach. Because the duodenum has the greatest capacity for the absorption of drugs from the GI tract, a delay in the gastric emptying time will slow the rate and possibly the extent of drug... 

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