Download or read book Sucralfate written by Daniel Hollander and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-07 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International researchers summarize the current understanding of peptic disease and trace the development of a novel new drug for peptic disease therapy-sucralfate. Contributors present laboratory research along side data from clinical trials as well as from the practice of medicine. Articles discuss the history of sucralfate's development, mechanisms of action, clinical efficacy, and future directions for research. This volume will be of interest to scientists and clinicians working in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal physiology.