Anhui Medipharm Co.,Ltd.
ANHUI MEDIPHARM CO.,LTD.
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Omeprazole Capsule 20mg
COMPOSITION:
Each capsule contains omeprazole 20 mg
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION:
Orally administered omeprazole is well absorbed but to a variable extent. Absorption of omeprazole takes place in the small intestine and is usually completed within three to six hours. Bioavailability depends on dose and gastric pH and may reach 70% with repeated administration. Food has no influence on the bioavailability of omeprazole.
Omeprazole is more than 95% bound to plasma proteins. Clearance from the circulation is by hepatic metabolism with a plasma half-life of 30 to 90 minutes.
INDICATIONS:
Adults
| • | Treatment of duodenal ulcer, including prevention of relapse gastric ulcer and reflux oesophagitis. |
| • | Long-term management of reflux oesophagitis and Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. |
| • | Symptomatic relief of heartburn in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and the short-term relief of functional dyspepsia. |
| • | Helicobacter pylori-positive duodenal ulcers as part of an eradication programme with appropriate antibiotics. |
| • | Treatment of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -associated gastric and/or duodenal ulcer/erosions. |
| • | Reduction of the risk to develop gastric and/or duodenal ulcer/erosions and reduction of the risk of relapse for previously healed gastric and/or duodenal ulcer/erosions in patients on NSAID treatment. |
Children
| Short-term (up to 3 months) treatment of severe ulcerative reflux oesophagitis resistant to previous medical treatment. |
CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients
Safety in pregnancy and lactation has not been established.
Dosage:
