- 1)Pregnant or lactating female;*2)Patients have endoscopy-based evidence of gastric malignancy, pyloric obstruction, and esophageal stricture requiring dilation, fresh clot, active bleeding, or perforated ulcers;3)Patients requiring anticoagulants or corticosteroid therapy (at dosages greater than the equivalent of prednisone, 10 mg/day);4)Patients with significant impairment of renal function (creatinine>2mg/dl); liver function impairment (AST and ALT 2x upper limit of normal); severe cardiac disease, e.g. angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmia, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Functional Classification III and IV) or acute respiratory disease;5)Patients with a history of esophageal and/or gastric varices;6)Use of other investigational drugs within 30 days prior to the study.