NEET PG Medical – 2020 – Question -51
Which is not a prokinetic agent?
a) Dopamine antagonist
b) 5HT4 agonist
c) Macrolides
d) Diphenylmethane
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Correct Answer – D
Ans: D. Diphenylmethane
Prokinetic drugs:
- These are drugs that promote gastrointestinal transit and speed gastric emptying by enhancing coordinated propulsive motility.
- This excludes traditional cholinomimetics and anti-ChEs which produce tonic and largely uncoordinated contraction.
Drugs included:
- Metoclopramide,
- Domperidone,
- Cisapride,
- Mosapride,
- Itopride
Ref: K. D. Tripathi 7th Edition. Page 663 – 665
