About this episode

This episode reviews medications for treating gastroparesis, discussing their mechanisms, adverse effects, and impact on gastric emptying.

Gastroparesis can be a frustrating condition for both patients and clinicians, with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, early satiety, bloating, and poor glycemic control significantly affecting quality of life. Medication management often requires balancing effectiveness with safety, especially since many commonly prescribed drugs can either improve or worsen gastric emptying. In this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology podcast, we’ll review the medications used to treat gastroparesis, discuss their mechanisms of action, highlight important adverse effects, and identify medications that may contribute to or exacerbate delayed gastric emptying. Huge thank you to our sponsor – Mechanism of Action Podcast ; Go check them out on all your favorite podcast platforms! Be sure to check out our free Top 200 study guide – a 31 page PDF that is yours for FREE!

People in this episode

Host: Eric Christianson

Topics covered

• gastroparesis
• medications
• clinical pharmacology
• adverse effects
• gastric emptying

Keywords

• gastroparesis
• medications
• nausea
• vomiting
• glycemic control
• gastric emptying
• adverse effects

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