Symptomatic treatment of moderate to very severe gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (symptomatic GORD)

Active Ingredient: Rabeprazole

Indication for Rabeprazole

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

10 mg once daily

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

10 - 10 mg

Dosage regimen

From 10 To 10 mg once every day

Detailed description

10 mg once daily in patients without oesophagitis. If symptom control has not been achieved during four weeks, the patient should be further investigated. Once symptoms have resolved, subsequent symptom control can be achieved using an on-demand regimen taking 10 mg once daily when needed.

Dosage considerations

Should be taken in the morning, before eating.

Active ingredient

Rabeprazole

Rabeprazole belongs to the class of anti-secretory compounds, the substituted benzimidazoles, that do not exhibit anticholinergic or H2 histamine antagonist properties, but suppress gastric acid secretion by the specific inhibition of the H+/K+ -ATPase enzyme (the acid or proton pump).

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