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A double-blind controlled study of the effect of glycopyrrolate on 46 patients with duodenal ulcer is reported.
No beneficial effect of the drug over a period of 18–27 months could be demonstrated. Possible reasons for the difference between this study and that reported previously are discussed.
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Our thanks are due to the A. H. Robins Co., Richmond, Va. for the supply of tablets and for a grant in aid of this study. We also with to thank Dr. W. A. Sodeman for his cooperation, and Mrs. H. Waite for clerical assistance.
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Trevino, H., Anderson, J., Davey, P.G. et al. The effect of glycopyrrolate on the course of symptomatic duodenal ulcer. Digest Dis Sci 12, 983–987 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02233256
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02233256