Treatments are very effective and investigations sophisticated.
More is spent on drugs for dyspepsia than any other treatment for a symptom group. Rational management poses a challenge to those responsible for purchasing, promoting and providing health care. These guidelines have been compiled on behalf of the British Society of Gastroenterology following consultation with the Primary Care Society of Gastroenterology. The principal objective is to describe good clinical practice for clinicians in primary and secondary care drawing on evidence where it exists and recognising the need to use limited resources effectively. An additional aim is to identify areas where evidence is sparse and where further research is necessary.