Description
Eprakast -40mg
Composition: Esomeprazole -40mg
Classification: Anti-ulcer and acid-reducing
Eprakast 40 – Targeted Therapy for Severe Acid Disorders
Eprakast is a doctor’s prescribed choice for acid relief and GIT troubles.
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What is Eprakast?
Proton-pump inhibitor.
It is used to relieve acid secretion or irritation and corrosion caused by excess acid.
Uses
- • Gastroesophageal – Acid Reflux Disease (GERD)
- • Peptic ulcers
- • Esophagitis
- • Preventive care for stomach ulcers
- • Zollinger-Ellison disease
How does Eprakast Work?
It inhibits excess acid secretion by the stomach lining.
Benefits
- • Relieve symptoms like heartburn, ulcer-related irritation.
- • Well tolerated
- • Promotes healing
- • Reduces ulcer occurrence
Common Side Effects
- • Headache
- • Nausea
- • Constipation
- • Abdominal pain
- • Bloating
Serious Side Effects
- • Vitamin B12 deficiency
- • Magnesium deficiency
- • Bone fracture on long-term use
- • Kidney dysfunction
- • Liver dysfunction
- • Irregular heartbeat and palpitation
- • Allergic reaction – Swelling of the face, tongue
- • Muscle cramps, pain
Precautions:
To be used carefully in –
- • Children
- • Long-term use may cause low vitamin B12 and magnesium levels
- • Pregnant and breastfeeding women
- • Liver impairment
- • Kidney dysfunction
- • Cardiovascular complications
- • Gastrointestinal infections
- • Autoimmune condition
- • The elderly with risk of osteoporosis
Contraindications
- • Severe liver disease or cirrhosis
- • Hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to the drug or its excipients.
Warnings
To be used under medical prescription.
Important Monitoring Consideration
Upon long-term use, regular monitoring of liver function, electrolytes, cardiac functions, vitamin B12 levels, infections, and the risk of gastrointestinal infections, bone fractures is required.
