title: Peptic ulcer therapy. Drug options and management strategies.
abstract: Peptic ulcer is a common and chronic problem with a plethora of drug treatments available that accelerate healing in the short term. Unfortunately none of these therapies eliminates the fundamental causes of ulcer, nor changes the long term course of the disease. Good management demands an appreciation of risk factors and how they can be modified, with recognition of the need for long term therapy in those at risk of complications.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hetzel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schoeman
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors