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Pharmacotherapy for oesophageal variceal bleeding

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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There are three classes of pharmacological intervention which are used in the management of bleeding oesophageal varices:

  • vasoconstrictor therapy
  • constrictors of the lower oesophageal sphincter
  • prevention of acute hepatic encephalopathy
  • long-term drug therapy

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