[Substantiation of the use of pepsidil in secretory insufficiency of the digestive glands caused by antitubercular drugs].

The experiments on rats were undertaken to study the action of pepsidil to make up for the biosynthesis deficiency of digestive enzymes in the stomach and pancreas caused by antituberculous drugs (methazide + PAS, isoniazid + PAS, isoniazid + rifampicin + ethambutol). It was proved that pepsidil reduced an inhibiting action of antituberculous drugs on the activity of gastroenteric tract proteinases. The given condition should be taken into account when antituberculous treatment is conducted.