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Table 1. Medications used in malabsorption and maldigestion modified from ref. [35])
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Medication/dosage Comment
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Antidiarrheal agents
Loperamide (2-4 mg prn)
Bile acid binding resins
Cholestyramine (4 g tid)
Cholestipol (5-10 g tid)
Antibiotics
Metronidazole (250 mg tid)
Tetracycline (250 mg qid)
Doxycyclin (100-200 mg bid)
Pancreatic enzymes General: 30,000 U lipase with meals
KreonR Acid-resistant micropellets
ViocaseR (1 g with meals) Effect improved if given with
acid-suppressing drugs
Vitamins & Minerals
Vitamin A (100,000-200,000 U bid) Maintenance: 25,000-50,000 U/day
Vitamin D (30,000-50,000 U/day) Monitor serum calcium
Vitamin K (4-12 mg/day)
Folic acid (5 mg/day) Maintenance: 1 mg/day
Vitamin B12 (1 mg sc;
then 100 µg q 1-2 mo)
Calcium gluconate (5-10 mg tid) Monitor serum calcium
Calcium carbonate (500 mg bid) Monitor serum calcium
Magnesium gluconate (1-4 g qid)
Ferrous sulfate (325 mg tid)
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(All dosages are per os, if not otherwise stated)