title: [Cimetidine in the treatment of gastric ulcer].
abstract: Twenty five patients with gastric ulcer were prospectively studied. They were admitted during acute phase and given cimetidine, 1000 mg/day for 6 weeks. They were maintained on cimetidine (up to 800 mg/day) for another 12 week period. The patients were studied with laboratory tests, endoscopy and biopsy during 4 steps of follow-up. A 76% healing rate was noted during the study. The incidence of side effects was low and drug tolerance and efficacy was shown to be good.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006146:Guanidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D002927:Cimetidine
vernacular_title: Cimetidine no tratamento da úlcera gástrica.