Question

A 49-year-old man with a long history of heavy alcohol use presents with steatorrhoea, weight loss and epigastric pain. CT abdomen shows pancreatic calcifications consistent with chronic pancreatitis. What is the most appropriate pharmacological intervention to address his malabsorption?

Accepted Answer

Pancreatic enzyme replacement with meals

Answer

Proton pump inhibitor alone

Answer

Long-term broad-spectrum antibiotics

Answer

Metoclopramide before meals

Answer

High-dose loperamide

Practice question

A 49-year-old man with a long history of heavy alcohol use presents with steatorrhoea, weight loss and epigastric pain. CT abdomen shows pancreatic calcifications consistent with chronic pancreatitis. What is the most appropriate pharmacological intervention to address his malabsorption?