Pink lady (medicine)
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In medicine, pink lady is a term used for a drug cocktail used to treat gastroesophageal reflux. It usually consists of an antacid and the anaesthetic lidocaine. Some variants contain an anticholinergic. The name of the preparation comes from its colour -- pink.
Pink ladies often relieve symptoms for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, they are generally believed to be insufficient to diagnose GERD and rule-out other causes of chest pain and/or abdominal pain such as myocardial infarction (heart attack).[1]
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- ^ Newsletter -- Don't be seduced by the Pink Lady. College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia. 2003; Autumn. Available at: http://cpsns.ns.ca/newsletters/alert-autumn-2003.htm. Accessed on: December 8, 2006.
