Question

A nursing instructor is developing a class presentation about the medications used to treat peptic ulcer disease. Which drug class would the instructor be least likely to include in the presentation?

Answer 1

The correct answer is - Prokinetic agents.

Explanation:

Prokinetics or the prokinetic agents are the medication that is used to help strengthen the LES and control the acid reflux. These medications assist the stomach to remove the content and empty it faster as it did not give time to acid reflux to occur and remove the content before it could happen.

Peptic ulcers are the small sores develop on the upper side of the small intestine and lining of the stomach with the pain in stomach. It includes the gastric ulcer with pain. Peptic ulcers are generally treated with antibacterial drugs, proton pump inhibitors, and antacids.

Thus, the correct answer is - prokinetics.