Sucralfate

This collection brings together specialists from several countries to review what is currently known about peptic disease. Its central focus is sucralfate, a drug that was developed as a new treatment for peptic disease, and the chapters follow how that development unfolded.

The contributors combine laboratory investigations with findings from clinical trials and observations drawn from everyday medical practice. Together these sources give a picture of the drug from bench to bedside.

Chapters cover the history of sucralfate's development, how it works in the body, how effective it is in patients, and where future research may lead. The book is aimed at scientists and clinicians working in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal physiology.