MUCOSTA

This brand name is authorized in Japan

Active ingredients

The drug MUCOSTA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Rebamipide
UNII LR583V32ZR - REBAMIPIDE

Rebamipide, a gastroprotective drug, is a compound selected from over 500 amino acid analogs of 2(1H)-quinolinone. Rebamipide stimulates prostaglandin generation in gastric mucosa and improves not only the speed but also the quality of ulcer healing. Rebamipide works by enhancing mucosal defense, scavenging free radicals and temporarily activating genes encoding cyclooxygenase-2.

Read about Rebamipide

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
MUCOSTA Tablet Web Search MPI, Generic

Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: JP 医薬品医療機器総合機構 Identifier(s): 1319760Q1029, 2329021D1020, 2329021F1102

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