[Gastrointestinal hemorrhages as a consequence of the side effects of drug substances].

The authors observed 53 cases of profuse gastroinstestinal bleeding resulting from the use of "ulcerogenic" drugs (reserpine, prednisolone, butadione, acetylsalycylic acid) for hypertensive disease, bronchial asthma, infections polyarthritis, influenza etc. The active but temporizing therapeutic tactics was applied. Of 53 cases of profuse gastrointestinal bleeding 48 survived (90.6%) and 5 died (9.4%).