Pantop 40 Tablet

Pantop 40 Tablet – Pantoprazole Gastro-Resistant Tablets IP 40 mg by Aristo

Pantop 40 from Aristo Pharmaceuticals is Pantoprazole Gastro-Resistant Tablets IP 40 mg, made from pantoprazole sodium. Among the proton pump inhibitors, pantoprazole is the one chosen when a patient is on several other medicines at once. All PPIs are handled by the liver’s cytochrome P450 system, but pantoprazole has the lowest potential for interaction of the group – after its first pass it is finished off by a separate enzyme system, so it interferes far less with warfarin, phenytoin, clopidogrel, digoxin and the rest. For an older patient on a long medicine list, that is often the deciding factor rather than potency. It is also the most pH-stable of the PPIs, which is why the intravenous form is so widely used in hospitals. The tablet is gastro-resistant and coloured with Tartrazine and Titanium Dioxide IP. Swallow whole. 15 tablets.

Key Features

• Pantoprazole Sodium IP equivalent to Pantoprazole 40 mg, gastro-resistant tablets
• The lowest drug-interaction potential of the common PPIs
• A good choice for patients already on several other medicines
• Colours: Tartrazine and Titanium Dioxide IP. Made by Aristo Pharmaceuticals, Sikkim
• Strip of 15 tablets. Store protected from moisture, below 30°C

Composition

• Pantoprazole Sodium IP – equivalent to Pantoprazole 40 mg
• Excipients q.s. Colours: Tartrazine and Titanium Dioxide IP. As printed on the blister

Uses & Benefits

• Treats GERD, heartburn, acid reflux and reflux oesophagitis
• Heals gastric and duodenal ulcers and helps prevent recurrence
• Suits patients on multiple medicines, thanks to a low interaction profile
• Used with antibiotics in H. pylori eradication
• Protects the stomach lining in long-term NSAID users
• Used in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome as prescribed

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; keep an antacid for immediate relief if your doctor agrees
• 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 risk of fractures, 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. Ask your doctor about tapering
• Tell your doctor about difficulty swallowing, vomiting blood, black stools, unintended weight loss or persistent vomiting. Acid suppression can mask a more serious problem
• Tell your doctor about liver disease, lupus, low magnesium, and every other medicine you take – especially clopidogrel, methotrexate, digoxin, antifungals, HIV medicines and warfarin

Storage

• Store protected from moisture, at a temperature not exceeding 30°C, as printed on the blister
• Not to be chewed or crushed – to be swallowed whole
• 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.