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DRUGS FOR FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
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| Alosetron | | For the treatment of symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in women whose primary symptom is diarrhea |
| Cisapride | | For the symptomatic treatment of adult patients with nocturnal heartburn due to gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| Clidinium | | For the treatment of peptic ulcer disease and also to help relieve abdominal or stomach spasms or cramps due to colicky abdominal pain, diverticulitis, and irritable bowel syndrome. |
| Dicyclomine | | For the treatment of functional bowel/irritable bowel syndrome including Colicky abdominal pain; Diverticulitis |
| Domperidone | | For management of Dyspepsia, Heartburn, Epigastric pain, Nausea, Vomiting |
| Hyoscyamine | | For treatment of bladder spasms, peptic ulcer disease, diverticulitis, colic, irritable bowel syndrome, cystitis, and pancreatitis. Hyoscyamine may also be used to treat certain heart conditions, to control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and rhinitis |
| Methantheline | | For use in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, gastritis, biliary dyskinesia, pylorosplasm, and reflex neurogenic bladder in children. |
| Methscopolamine | | Used as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of peptic ulcer. Also used to treat nausea and vomiting due to motion sickness. |
| Metoclopramide | | For the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) |
| Oxyphencyclimine | | For the treatment of peptic ulcer disease; Relief of smooth muscle spasms in gastrointestinal disorders |
| Oxyphenonium | | For the treatment of visceral spasms |
| Papaverine | | Impotence |
| Propantheline | | For the treatment of enuresis |
| Scopolamine | | Excessive salivation; Colicky abdominal pain; Bradycardia; Sialorrhoea; Diverticulitis; Irritable bowel syndrome; Motion sickness |
| Tegaserod | | Provides relief from the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome including chronic idiopathic constipation. |
| Tridihexethyl | | Used as an adjunct in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease |
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