What adjunctive therapies beyond an antisecretory agent (e.g., PPI, H2RA, etc.) do you find most helpful in managing the acute symptoms of PUD?
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Hospital Medicine · Baylor University Medical Center
A meta-analysis of studies indicates that overall healing rates for duodenal ulcers with sucralfate range from 60% to 90% at 4-6 weeks of treatment. This data confirms sucralfate's effectiveness for its primary approved indication.
The data for gastric ulcers is more nuanced and somewhat contradicto...