title: Clinical pharmacology of the gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: This article discusses the various drugs that affect the equine gastrointestinal tract. Drugs that alter intestinal motility, that protect the gastrointestinal tract, and that alter secretions, as well as analgesics, appetite stimulants, and orally administered antimicrobial agents are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000698:Analgesia; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D001066:Appetite / Q000187:drug effects; D002400:Cathartics / Q000494:pharmacology; D004064:Digestive System / Q000187:drug effects*; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000187:drug effects; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000187:drug effects; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000494:pharmacology; D010277:Parasympathomimetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D013565:Sympatholytics / Q000494:pharmacology; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002400:Cathartics; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D010277:Parasympathomimetics; D013565:Sympatholytics; D013566:Sympathomimetics