Oral metiamide as an effective inhibitor of gastric acid secretion in man

  • GO Barbezat
  • S Bank
  • J Clain
  • B Novis
  • IN Marks

Abstract

A method is described for the evaluation of the effect of oral therapy on gastric acid secretion. Metiamide, a histamine H2-receptor antagonist, produced a 51% inhibition of pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion during the third hour after a standard 200-mg oral dose in man.

S. Afr. Med. J., 48, 2018 (1974).

Author Biographies

GO Barbezat
Gastro-intestinal Clinic and Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
S Bank
Gastro-intestinal Clinic and Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
J Clain
Gastro-intestinal Clinic and Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
B Novis
Gastro-intestinal Clinic and Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
IN Marks
Gastro-intestinal Clinic and Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
Published
2018-04-17
Section
Articles

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eISSN: 0256-95749
print ISSN: 2078-5135