Raciper 40 Tablet

Raciper 40 Tablet – Esomeprazole 40 mg by Sun Pharma

Raciper 40 from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is an enteric-coated tablet of Esomeprazole Magnesium Trihydrate IP equivalent to Esomeprazole 40 mg. One thing that is rarely explained about esomeprazole is why the same person can respond very differently to omeprazole and to this. Omeprazole is cleared mainly by the liver enzyme CYP2C19, and how fast that enzyme works varies enormously from person to person – a genetic difference that is common in Indian and East Asian populations. Rapid metabolisers clear omeprazole so quickly that acid control fails, and it is often mistaken for “the medicine not working”. Esomeprazole, the isolated S-isomer, depends far less on that enzyme, so blood levels are higher and much more predictable across different people. Raciper 40 is the healing-dose strength. Colours: Ferric Oxide (Red) USP-NF, Titanium Dioxide IP. Swallow whole. 15 tablets.

Key Features

• Esomeprazole Magnesium Trihydrate IP equivalent to Esomeprazole 40 mg, enteric-coated
• Far less dependent on CYP2C19 than omeprazole – more predictable between patients
• The healing-dose strength, for erosive oesophagitis and ulcers
• Colours: Ferric Oxide (Red) USP-NF, Titanium Dioxide IP
• Strip of 15 tablets from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Composition

• Esomeprazole Magnesium Trihydrate IP – equivalent to Esomeprazole 40 mg
• Excipients q.s. Colours: Ferric Oxide (Red) USP-NF, Titanium Dioxide IP. As printed on the pack

Uses & Benefits

• Treats GERD, heartburn, acid regurgitation and reflux oesophagitis
• Heals gastric and duodenal ulcers and helps prevent them returning
• Used with antibiotics to eradicate H. pylori
• Prevents NSAID-associated gastric ulcers in people at risk
• Used in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and other acid hypersecretory states
• Once-daily dosing before breakfast for most people

Directions for Use

• Take it 30 to 60 minutes before a meal, usually before breakfast, or exactly as your doctor directs
• Swallow it whole with water. Do not chew, crush or break it – the enteric coating is what gets the drug past stomach acid intact
• Take it at the same time each day, and finish the full course even if the symptoms settle early
• If you miss a dose, take it when you remember unless the next is nearly due. Never take two together
• Avoid or limit alcohol, smoking, and food that triggers your symptoms while you are being treated

Precautions

• Take it 30 to 60 minutes before food, not after. A proton pump inhibitor only shuts down pumps that are actively working, and they switch on when you eat – taken after a meal it does a fraction of the job
• These are not antacids and do not work in minutes. Full acid suppression builds over three to five days
• Long-term use is not harmless. Months or years of treatment are linked to low magnesium, low vitamin B12, reduced calcium absorption and a higher fracture risk, and to gut infections such as C. difficile. Use the lowest dose for the shortest time that controls symptoms
• Do not stop a long course abruptly – acid can rebound above where it started, and the symptoms can be mistaken for the original problem returning
• Tell your doctor about difficulty swallowing, vomiting blood, black stools or unintended weight loss. Acid suppression can mask a more serious problem
• Tell your doctor about liver disease, low magnesium, and every other medicine you take – especially clopidogrel, methotrexate, digoxin, antifungals, HIV medicines and warfarin

Storage

• Store at a temperature not exceeding 25°C, protected from light and moisture, as printed on the pack
• Tablet should be swallowed whole and not chewed or crushed
• Keep out of reach of children

Disclaimer

Schedule H prescription drug – to be sold by retail on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only. Acid-suppressing medicines are meant for a defined course, not indefinite self-treatment. This information is for general awareness and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.