Drugs in Context Gastroenterology welcomes a broad range of article types including original research, study protocols and review articles.
In line with the principle of providing context for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to properly inform and improve disease management in real world medicine, we especially encourage the submission of articles that provide context for trials of drug interventions in order to motivate improvements in disease management by HCPs practising medicine in the front line.
Case Report
This case report discusses personalized management of a patient with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease with advanced fibrosis and severe steatosis. The article examines impact of silymarin use, concomitant treatment with diet, exercise, insulin sensitizers and antifibrotic agents.
Case Report
This case report examines silymarin treatment prescribed to a patient with overweight and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, with an attempt to manage the increased liver enzyme activity levels.
Original Research
Prucalopride is a selective serotonin type 4 (5-HT4) receptor agonist indicated for treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults. 5-HT4 receptors are present in the central nervous system; therefore, this article discusses non-clinical and clinical assessments evaluating the tissue distribution and abuse potential of prucalopride.
Original Research
This article evaluates the effectiveness and safety of the omeprazole–domperidone combination amongst patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for the management of acid peptic disease.
Review
This narrative review presents the most recent data on nutritional support in the resectable stages of gastric cancer, with a particular focus on perioperative strategies, and discusses malnutrition in gastric cancer, nutritional support before and after surgery, and the relationship between nutritional support and chemotherapy.
