A patient with a bleeding ulcer is immediately given an intravenous antacid drug in the emergency room
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: FALSE
This is a false statement. Antacid drugs are only given orally, not intravenously. The first drug given for a bleeding ulcer is an H2 blocker drug.
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