Name
OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM
Mode of Action
OMEPRAZOLE INHIBITS SECRETION OF GASTRIC ACID BY IRREVERSIBLY BLOCKING THE ENZYME SYSTEM OF HYDROGEN/POTASSIUM ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE, THE PROTON PUMP OF THE GASTRIC PARIETAL CELL.
Dosage
DOSES FOR DYSPEPSIA :- 10 TO 20 MG DAILY FOR 2-4 WEEKS. FOR GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX :- 20-40 MG ONCE DAILY FOR 4-12 WEEKS. MAINTENANCE :- 20 MG ONCE DAILY. CHILDREN :- 0.7-1.4 MG/KG/BODY WT. DAILY. MAXIMUM :- 40 MG. FOR 4-12 WEEKS. FOR PEPTIC ULCER :- 20-40 MG AS A SINGLE DOSES FOR 4-8 WEEKS. MAINTENANCE :- 10-20 MG DAILY. ( SEE LIT FOR DETAILS).
Drug Group
[PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR] , [ANTIULCER]
Cross Reaction
IT MAY PROLONG ELIMINATION OF DIAZEPAM, WARFARIN, PHENYTOIN, AMINOPHYLLINE, AND ANTITRYPSIN. CLARITHROMYCIN INCREASES ITS PLASMA CONCENTRATION BY 30% & MEAN HALF LIFE FROM 1.2 TO 1.6 HRS. IT REDUCES THE ABSORPTION OF KETOCONAZOLE, ITRACOCAZOLE.
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