Pharmacologic therapy for acute pancreatitis

Pharmacologic therapy for acute pain.

The approach to patients with acute pain begins by identifying the underlying cause and a disease-specific treatment. The first-line pharmacologic agent for the symptomatic treatment of mild to moderate pain is acetaminophen or a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). The choice between these two medications depends on the type of pain and patient risk factors for NSAID-related adverse ef...

Nutrition Assessment and Therapy in Acute Pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis due to ramipril therapy.

Few data exist about the incidence of drug induced acute pancreatitis in the general population. Drugs are related to the aetiology of pancreatitis in about 1.4%-2% of cases. Although angiotensin converting enzymes are generally well tolerated, acute pancreatitis has been reported in a few subjects treated with captopril, enalapril, and lisinopril. A 85 year old man with a long standing history...

Acute pancreatitis due to pravastatin therapy.

CONTEXT Few data exist about the incidence of drug-induced pancreatitis in the general population. Drugs are related to the etiology of pancreatitis in about 1.4-2% of cases. Statins are generally well tolerated. Acute pancreatitis has been reported in a few cases treated with atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin and simvastatin. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 56-year-old patient who, a...

Somatostatin therapy of acute experimental pancreatitis 1

Cyclic somatostatin (SRIF) significantly reduces hormonal (Creutzfeldt et al., 1975; Dollinger et al., 1976; Domschke et al., 1976) and non-hormonal (Lankisch et al., 1975) stimulated pancreatic volume and enzyme secretion in man. Linear SRIF inhibits basal and hormonal stimulated enzyme secretion in the rat (Folsch et al., 1976). As 'rest to the gland' is generally considered to be a major aim...