Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter
				
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   			ISSUE 140
April 1, 2014
                			
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				Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease and GERD
April 1, 2014 (Issue: 140)
				H2-RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS (H2RAs) —
Currently available H2RAs are listed in Table 1.
These drugs inhibit the action of histamine at the H2-receptor of the gastric parietal cell, decreasing basal
acid secretion and, to a lesser degree,...more
        			
        			
					
					
				
        			
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