Sompraz 20 Tablet

Sompraz 20 Tablet – Esomeprazole 20 mg by Sun Pharma

Sompraz 20 from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is an enteric-coated tablet of Esomeprazole Magnesium Trihydrate IP equivalent to Esomeprazole 20 mg. The 20 mg is the workhorse strength of the esomeprazole range, and it exists for a specific reason. Once an initial 40 mg course has healed erosive oesophagitis or an ulcer, staying on 40 mg indefinitely means carrying the long-term risks of profound acid suppression for no extra benefit – so guidelines step the dose down. 20 mg is that step-down and maintenance dose, and it is also the usual starting dose for ordinary reflux that has not eroded the oesophagus. Because esomeprazole is the isolated S-isomer of omeprazole and is cleared more slowly, 20 mg of it gives more consistent acid control than 20 mg of plain omeprazole. Colours: Ferric Oxide (Red) USP-NF and Titanium Dioxide IP. Swallow whole. 15 tablets.

Key Features

• Esomeprazole Magnesium Trihydrate IP equivalent to Esomeprazole 20 mg, enteric-coated
• The step-down and maintenance strength of the esomeprazole range
• More consistent acid control than the same dose of plain omeprazole
• 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 20 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 30°C, protected from light and moisture, as printed on the pack
• Tablets 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.