Single nocturnal doses of pirenzepine effectively inhibit overnight gastric secretion.

The gastric antisecretory effects of two dose levels of pirenzepine given at night were investigated in a group of healthy male volunteers. Compared with placebo, three days of treatment with pirenzepine 100 mg nocte or 150 mg nocte inhibited mean nocturnal intragastric acidity by 54% and 53%, respectively (p less than 0.01). The volume of gastric juice secreted was reduced by 47% and 52% (p less than 0.005), by 100 mg and 150 mg nocte, …