Cetraxate Explained

Cetraxate (INN) is an oral gastrointestinal medication which has a cytoprotective effect.[1] [2]

References

  1. Kurebayashi Y, Ikeda T, Osada Y . Cytoprotective action of cetraxate against HCl.ethanol-induced gastric lesion in rats . Jpn. J. Pharmacol. . 46 . 1 . 17–25 . January 1988 . 3367546 . 10.1254/jjp.46.17 . free .
  2. Ishimori A, Yamagata S, Taima T . Effect of p-hydroxyphenyl-propionic ester of tranexamic acid hydrochloride (Cetraxate) on peptic ulcer. Multi-center clinical study . Arzneimittelforschung . 29 . 10 . 1625–32 . 1979 . 391240 .