1. GI Pharmacology: Drugs for Constipation & Diarrhea

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1. GI Pharmacology: Drugs for Constipation & Diarrhea

2. Objectives

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3. Drugs for Constipation

4. Bulk-forming Agents

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5. Bulk-forming Agents

6. Softeners/Surfactants

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7. Osmotic Agents

8. Osmotic Agents

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9. Stimulant Laxatives

10. Stimulant Laxatives

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Miscellaneous Agents

12. Drugs for Constipation

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Anti-diarrheals

14. Bulk-forming & binding agents

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Bulk-forming & binding agents

16. Enterohepatic Recirculation of Bile Acids

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Bile Acid Sequestrants

18. Antimotility Agents

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Other Opioid Derivatives

20. Miscellaneous Agents

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Anti-diarrheals

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