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QA02B<br />
DRUGS FOR PEPTIC ULCER AND GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX<br />
DISEASE (GORD)<br />
Peptic ulcer includes ulcers in the oesophagus, stomach or duodenum.<br />
Combinations with H 2 -receptor antagonists are classified in QA02B. See also<br />
QA03 - Drugs for functional gastrointestinal disorders.<br />
Combinations with NSAIDs are classified in QM01A.<br />
QA02BA<br />
QA02BB<br />
QA02BC<br />
QA02BD<br />
QA02BX<br />
H 2 -receptor antagonists<br />
Prostaglandins<br />
Proton pump inhibitors<br />
Combinations for eradication of Helicobacter pylori<br />
Other drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophagal reflux disease (GORD)<br />
Alginic acid in combination with antacids (e.g. aluminum hydroxide, calcium<br />
carbonate) is given the code QA02BX13.<br />
QA02X<br />
OTHER DRUGS FOR ACID RELATED DISORDERS<br />
Preparations which cannot be classified in the preceding groups should be assigned<br />
to this group.<br />
QA03<br />
DRUGS FOR FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS<br />
Preparations containing, for example, analgesics and antispasmodics could be<br />
classified either in this group or in QN02 - Analgesics. Combinations of<br />
psycholeptics and antispasmodics could be classified in QN05 - Psycholeptics etc.<br />
The main indication for the use of the drug, together with the relative effect of the<br />
active components, will decide the classification. In the treatment of pain caused by<br />
spasms, the spasmolytic component must be judged more important than the<br />
analgesic component. Accordingly, an analgesic/antispasmodic combination should<br />
be classified in QA03 if the main effect of the agent is its antispasmodic action.<br />
Combined preparations are classified in:<br />
QA03D - Antispasmodics in combination with analgesics<br />
QA03E - Antispasmodics and anticholinergics in combination with other drugs<br />
Antispasmodics which are used specifically in the urogenital tract are classified in<br />
QG04BD - Urinary antispasmodics.<br />
Lubiprostone is classified in QA06AX - Other laxatives.<br />
Peripheral opioid receptor antagonists are classified in QA06AH.<br />
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