Drug useful in hepatic encephalopathy is:
Ans. (B) Lactulose(Ref: KDT 8th/e p725)Lactulose is a laxative that acts by conversion to short chain fatty acids in the colon.These fatty acids result in decrease in pH of intestinal juice.At low pH, ammonia becomes ionized (NH4+ ) and thus cannot be absorbed.
Magnesium sulphate
Lactulose
Bisacodyl
Biphosphonates
G.I.T