Esomeprazole 20mg Magnesium Nexium Reducer Acid 24hr Exp Heartburn Otc Tablets Delayed

Esomeprazole 20mg Magnesium Nexium Reducer Acid 24hr Exp Heartburn Otc Tablets Delayed

Esomeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Excipient(s) with known effect

Pharmaceutical form Gastro-resistant tablet.

Method of administration

The tablets should be swallowed whole with liquid. The tablets should not be chewed or crushed. For patients who have difficulty in swallowing, the tablets can also be dispersed in half a glass of non-carbonated water. No other liquids should be used as the enteric coating may be dissolved. Stir until the tablets disintegrate and drink the liquid with the pellets immediately or within 30 minutes. Rinse the glass with half a glass of water and drink. The pellets must not be chewed or crushed.

For patients who cannot swallow, the tablets can be dispersed in non-carbonated water and administered through a gastric tube. It is important that the appropriateness of the selected syringe and tube is carefully tested.

Direction to use

The Tablet should be taken whole and should not be broken, crushed or chewed before swallowing.

Adults

• ‘Gastroesophageal reflux disease’ (GERD). This is where acid from the stomach escapes into the gullet

(the tube which connects your throat to your stomach) causing pain, inflammation and heartburn.

• Ulcers in the stomach or upper part of the gut (intestine) that are infected with bacteria called

‘Helicobacter pylori’. If you have this condition, your doctor may also prescribe antibiotics to treat the

infection and allow the ulcer to heal.

• Stomach ulcers caused by medicines called NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs).

Esomeprazole can also be used to stop stomach ulcers or ulcers in the upper part of the gut (intestine)

from forming if you are taking NSAIDs.

• Too much acid in the stomach caused by a growth in the pancreas (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome).

• Prolonged treatment after prevention of rebleeding of ulcers with intravenous esomeprazole.

Adolescents aged 12 years and above

• ‘Gastroesophageal reflux disease’ (GERD). This is where acid from the stomach escapes into the gullet

(the tube which connects your throat to your stomach) causing pain, inflammation and heartburn.

• Ulcers in the stomach or upper part of the gut (intestine) that are infected with bacteria called

‘Helicobacter pylori’. If you have this condition, your doctor may also prescribe antibiotics to treat the

infection and allow the ulcer to heal.

KEEP MEDICINE OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

Storage

ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING packaging

Safely stored in a climate-controlled environment

STORE IN DRY & DARK PLACE AT TEMPERATURES NOT EXCEEDEDING 30° C