title: Tripotassium dicitrato-bismuthate tablets v liquid in the treatment of duodenal ulcers.
abstract: Thirty-five patients with duodenal ulcers were treated with tripotassium dicitrato-bismuthate (TDB) in a double-blind, double-dummy endoscopically controlled trial. Healing rates were comparable in patients treated with either tablet or liquid, 74% and 72% at four weeks and 89% in both groups at eight weeks. It is concluded that the tablet formulation of TDB is as effective as the liquid in the treatment of acute duodenal ulceration.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001729:Bismuth / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012996:Solutions; D013607:Tablets
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012996:Solutions; D013607:Tablets; C002791:bismuth tripotassium dicitrate; D001729:Bismuth