Gefarnate Explained

Gefarnate is a drug used for the treatment of gastric ulcers.[1]

It also has been proposed for use in the treatment of dry eye syndrome.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Ohta Y, Kobayashi T, Imai Y, Inui K, Yoshino J, Nakazawa S . Effect of gefarnate on acute gastric mucosal lesion progression in rats treated with compound 48/80, a mast cell degranulator, in comparison with that of teprenone . Biol. Pharm. Bull. . 28 . 8 . 1424–30 . August 2005 . 16079487 . 10.1248/bpb.28.1424. free .
  2. Peral A, Domínguez-Godínez CO, Carracedo G, Pintor J . Therapeutic targets in dry eye syndrome . Drug News Perspect. . 21 . 3 . 166–76 . April 2008 . 18560615 .
  3. Gipson IK, Hori Y, Argüeso P . Character of ocular surface mucins and their alteration in dry eye disease . Ocul Surf . 2 . 2 . 131–48 . April 2004 . 17216084 . 10.1016/s1542-0124(12)70149-0 .

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