What adjunctive therapies beyond an antisecretory agent (e.g., PPI, H2RA, etc.) do you find most helpful in managing the acute symptoms of PUD?

For example, do you routinely supplement with calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, simethicone, sucralfate, etc.?

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A meta-analysis of studies indicates that overall healing rates for duodenal ulcers with sucralfate range from 60% to 90% at 4-6 weeks of treatment. This data confirms sucralfate's effectiveness for its primary approved indication. The data for gastric ulcers is more nuanced and somewhat contra...

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