title: Controlled trial of cimetidine in acute pancreatitis.
abstract: A double-blind comparison of cimetidine and placebo has been carried-out in 60 patients with acute pancreatitis. No clear-cut benefit from cimetidine was observed, either in the whole group, or in alcohol or gallstone-associated pancreatitis.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006146:Guanidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D002927:Cimetidine; D000681:Amylases