Bismuth Subsalicylate Metronidazole Tetracycline Brand Name– Helidac
What is Bismuth Subsalicylate Metronidazole Tetracycline
Bismuth subsalicylate (BSS), metronidazole (MTZ), and tetracycline (TCN) are combined in a ‘kit’, known as Helidac®, for treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection associated with duodenal ulcer disease.
Although Helidac® was originally approved for use with an H2-blocker (combined use is associated with H. pylori eradication in up to 82% of patients), use with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) has since been associated with higher H. pylori eradication rates.
The disadvantages of Helidac® and other four-drug regimens, relative to alternative triple-drug regimens (e.g., Prevpac®), include an increased frequency of dosing (four times daily vs. twice daily), a higher frequency of adverse effects, and an increased potential for metronidazole resistance.
For this reason, four-drug regimens are typically reserved for patentis with specific drug allergies or who are unable to reach acceptable (>= 80%) eradication rates with triple-drug regimens.
Clinicians should test for H. pylori infection in patients presenting non-ulcer dyspepsia; patients found to be H. pylori positive should be started on combination eradication therapy.
Eradication of H. pylori offers modest, but significant, symptom relief in non-ulcer dyspepsia and reduces the risk of developing peptic ulcer disease, atrophic gastritis, and gastric cancer.
For populations with a low prevalence of H. pylori infection (< 10%), starting a 2—4 week empiric trial of a PPI is an alternate approach.
Finally, some evidence suggests that active H. pylori infection may also play a role in decreasing iron absorption from the gut and may be a contributing cause of iron deficiency anemia and idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). Eradication of the infection may improve oral iron absorption in patients with asymptomatic gastritis; H. pylori infection should be investigated and treated in patients with unexplained iron deficiency.
Helidac® was approved by the FDA in August 1996.
Indications
- Helicobacter pylori
- Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication
Side Effects
- abdominal pain
- acne vulgaris
- anaphylactoid reactions
- angioedema
- anorexia
- arthralgia
- aseptic meningitis
- asthenia
- ataxia
- azotemia
- blurred vision
- candidiasis
- chest pain (unspecified)
- confusion
- conjunctivitis
- constipation
- cystitis
- depression
- diarrhea
- diplopia
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
- dysarthria
- dysgeusia
- dyspareunia
- dyspepsia
- dysphagia
- dysuria
- ecchymosis
- elevated hepatic enzymes
- enamel hypoplasia
- encephalopathy
- eosinophilia
- eructation
- erythema
- erythema multiforme
- esophageal ulceration
- esophagitis
- fever
- flatulence
- flushing
- GI bleeding
- GI obstruction
- glossitis
- headache
- hemolytic anemia
- hepatic failure
- hepatotoxicity
- hyperphosphatemia
- hypertension
- increased intracranial pressure
- infection
- insomnia
- irritability
- leukopenia
- libido decrease
- lupus-like symptoms
- maculopapular rash
- malaise
- melena
- metallic taste
- myocardial infarction
- nail discoloration
- nasal congestion
- nausea
- neutropenia
- new primary malignancy
- odynophagia
- optic neuritis
- pancreatitis
- papilledema
- paresthesias
- pericarditis
- peripheral neuropathy
- photophobia
- photosensitivity
- polyuria
- proctitis
- pruritus
- pseudotumor cerebri
- purpura
- rash
- rhinitis
- seizures
- sinusitis
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- stomatitis
- stool discoloration
- superinfection
- syncope
- thrombocytopenia
- thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
- tinnitus
- tongue discoloration
- tooth discoloration
- toxic epidermal necrolysis
- urinary incontinence
- urine discoloration
- urticaria
- vertigo
- visual impairment
- vomiting
- weakness
- xerostomia
Monitoring Parameters
- LFTs
- serum creatinine/BUN
Contraindications
- alcoholism
- anticoagulant therapy
- bone marrow suppression
- breast-feeding
- children
- coagulopathy
- Cockayne syndrome
- colitis
- Crohn’s disease
- dental disease
- diabetes mellitus
- diarrhea
- esophagitis
- ethanol intoxication
- fungal infection
- G6PD deficiency
- gastritis
- GI bleeding
- GI disease
- gout
- hematological disease
- hemophilia
- hepatic disease
- hypoprothrombinemia
- infants
- inflammatory bowel disease
- influenza
- labor
- laboratory test interference
- leukopenia
- neonates
- neurological disease
- neutropenia
- new primary malignancy
- obstetric delivery
- peptic ulcer disease
- peripheral neuropathy
- pregnancy
- pseudomembranous colitis
- renal disease
- renal failure
- renal impairment
- Reye’s syndrome
- salicylate hypersensitivity
- seizure disorder
- seizures
- sunlight (UV) exposure
- surgery
- tetracyclines hypersensitivity
- thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
- tobacco smoking
- ulcerative colitis
- varicella
- vitamin K deficiency
Interactions
- Acetaminophen
- Acetaminophen; Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
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- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Phenyltoloxamine; Salicylamide
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- Acetaminophen; Codeine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Doxylamine
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- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Dichloralphenazone; Isometheptene
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