[Cimetidine in the treatment of peptic esophagitis. Clinical findings and results with 171 patients]. / La cimetidina nel trattamento della esofagite peptica. Rilievi clinici e risultati su 171 pazienti.

After a brief physiopathological introduction, the results obtained with Cimetidine in 171 cases of peptic oesophagitis are described. Given the high percentage of successes even in serious oesophagitis and the minimal incidence of side effects, cimetidine is the therapy of choice in conservative treatment of peptic oesophagitis.

[Cimetidine versus ranitidine in the treatment of peptic esophagitis]. / Cimetidina versus ranitidina nel trattamento dell'esofagite peptica.

A double blind test with cimetidine and ranitidine conducted on 60 patients with acid reflux oesophagitis revealed cimetidine to be the more effective. Its success is felt to lie more in the drug's ability to activate defensive factors than in its inhibition of acid secretion.

[Ranitidine in the treatment of duodenal ulcer. Initial clinical experience with 33 patients]. / La ranitidina nel trattamento dell'ulcera duodenale. Prime esperienze cliniche su 33 pazienti.

The short and medium term results obtained with ranitidine on 33 duodenal ulcer patients are reported. The results obtained indicate that ranitidine is excellent for initial therapy but there are doubts about its efficacity in the prophylaxis of recurring ulceration during maintenance treatment. In addition, about 9% of the patients suffered side effects to the extent that treatment had to be interrupted.