National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Anti-ulcer Agent
Synonyms

Antacid medication

Anti-ulcer Agent

Antacid

Definitions

Natural or synthetic Anti-ulcer Agents relieve and reduce the symptoms of ulcers in the stomach and upper small intestine, systemically and locally, by reducing gastric secretion (proton pump inhibitors), neutralizing hyperacidity (alkalinizing agents), or improving healing and protecting the mucosa (sucralfate). Recurrent gastric and duodenal ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infections are treated with antibiotic therapy.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29701

ALT_DEFINITION

Oral therapeutic agent that counteracts acidity.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:49201

code

C29701

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C167409

Contributing_Source

ACC/AHA

DEFINITION

Natural or synthetic Anti-ulcer Agents relieve and reduce the symptoms of ulcers in the stomach and upper small intestine, systemically and locally, by reducing gastric secretion (proton pump inhibitors), neutralizing hyperacidity (alkalinizing agents), or improving healing and protecting the mucosa (sucralfate). Recurrent gastric and duodenal ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infections are treated with antibiotic therapy.

FULL_SYN

Antacid medication

Anti-ulcer Agent

Antacid

label

Anti-ulcer Agent

Legacy Concept Name

Anti-ulcer_Agent

Preferred_Name

Anti-ulcer Agent

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C29701

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0003216

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C78276

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