GASTROENTEROLOGY / DIGESTIVE DISORDERS EXPERT FORUM
treatment for portal hypertension

treatment for portal hypertension


  could u please tell me the trade names and chemical names of the
  latest drugs on the market for portal hypertension??
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Dear Brujo
There are many drugs used to treat portalhypertension.  The medications used most commonly
in our site include
Vasopressin           Pitressin
Nitroglycerine
sodium morrhuate (sclerosant)
somatostatin
propranolol           Inderal (used to prevent recurrent bleeding)
We, like many other groups, are also actively involved in sclerotherapy
and variceal banding to prevent recurrent bleeding
This informationi spresented for educational purposes.  Always ask specific questions to your personal physician.
HFHSM.D.-rf
*keywords: esophageal varices, portal hypertension, bleedin
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