title: [Prokinetic drugs].
abstract: Prokinetic drugs--preparations that stimulate gastro-intestinal motility--constitute a relatively new concept in medical therapy, chiefly represented by the products cisapride and metoclopramide. This review consists in an account of the physiological regulation of motility in the upper gastro-intestinal tract where prokinetic drugs are considered to exert their most significant effect, and the therapeutic effects demonstrable in treatment with these drugs.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterologiska sekt, Medicinkliniken, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hellström
mesh_terms: D020117:Cisapride; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008787:Metoclopramide / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016065:Myoelectric Complex, Migrating / Q000187:drug effects; D010880:Piperidines / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D010880:Piperidines; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D008787:Metoclopramide; D020117:Cisapride
vernacular_title: Prokinetiska läkemedel.