Use a Liquid Antacid Alone Instead of a "GI Cocktail"

November 2016

You'll hear questions about whether "GI cocktails" actually work...now that Donnatal's cost has jumped to over $800 per pint.

These mixtures may be called "pink ladies" or "green dragons"...depending on the colors of their ingredients.

GI cocktails are sometimes used for dyspepsia...or to try to distinguish GERD from chest pain in the emergency department.

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