PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - , TI - Antacids for peptic ulcer pain AID - 10.1136/dtb.2.2.6 DP - 1964 Jan 24 TA - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin PG - 6--8 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/2/2/6.short 4100 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/2/2/6.full SO - Drug Ther Bull1964 Jan 24; 2 AB - The cause of peptic ulcer pain is not completely known, but when it occurs acid gastric secretions probably are in contact with an ulcer. Antacids can relieve the pain however much acid is secreted, but there is no controlled evidence that antacids will promote healing of an ulcer or reduce the chance of its recurrence.