Drugs Used for Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)

Overview Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) encompasses ulceration of the gastric or duodenal mucosa due to an imbalance between aggressive factors

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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Treatment

Introduction Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a spiral-shaped, gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the human stomach and duodenum. First identified in the

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The Vomiting Centre and the Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone (CTZ)

1 · Introduction Vomiting (emesis) is an evolutionarily conserved defence reflex that forcefully expels gastric—and at times intestinal—contents through the mouth.

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