Description
Itoprideisaninhibitorofacetylcholinesterase(AChE)andD2receptors;itexhibitsprokineticgastrointestinalmotilitymodulatingactivity.Itoprideisclinicallyusedtotreatfunctionaldyspepsiaandgastroesophagealrefluxdisease(GERD).Itoprideinhibitsloweresophagealsphincterrelaxation.
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