Protocid 40 mg/vial (IV Injection)

40 mg vial: ৳ 90.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Pantoprazole sodium
Company Acme laboratories ltd
Also available as
Protocid 20 mg tablet Protocid 40 mg tablet

Title

  • Protocid 40 mg/vial Injection

Categories

  • Proton Pump Inhibitor
  • Gastric Acid Reducer
  • Pharmacological Agent

Description

  • Suppression of acid secretion
  • Treatment for Peptic ulcer diseases, GERD, Ulcer induced by NSAIDs, Eradication of Helicobacter pylori, Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
  • Proton pump inhibitor that suppresses the final step in gastric acid production
  • Oral and IV dosage administration for different conditions
  • No significant drug interactions observed in clinical studies
  • Contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to any of the components of the formulation
  • Well tolerated in both short-term and long-term treatment
  • US FDA Pregnancy Category B, excreted in human milk
  • Cautioned against splitting, chewing, or crushing tablets
  • Potential risk of malabsorption of cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) and osteoporosis related disorders with long-term therapy
  • No known symptoms of overdosage in humans, highly protein bound, not readily dialyzable
  • Storage recommendation: dry place, away from light and heat, keep out of the reach of children
  • Chemical Structure: C16H15F2N3O4S
  • Common Questions about Protocid 40 mg/vial Injection

Functions

  • Suppression of acid secretion
  • Treatment for various gastrointestinal conditions
  • Inhibition of both basal and stimulated gastric acid secretion
  • Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric or duodenal ulcer
  • Prevention of rebleeding in peptic ulcer
  • Prophylaxis of acid aspiration
  • Long-term management of Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome and other pathological hypersecretory conditions

Dosage Administration

  • Benign gastric ulcer: 40 mg daily in the morning for 4 weeks, continued for further 4 weeks if not fully healed
  • Gastro-esophageal reflux disease: 20-40 mg daily in the morning for 4 weeks, continued for further 4 weeks if not fully healed; maintenance dose is 20 mg daily, which may be increased to 40 mg daily
  • Duodenal ulcer: 40 mg daily in the morning for 2 weeks, continued for further 2 weeks if not fully healed
  • Duodenal ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori: Pantoprazole is recommended at a dose of 40 mg twice daily in association with antimicrobial agents for one week
  • Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric or duodenal ulcer: 20 mg daily for those requiring long-term NSAID treatment
  • Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: Initially 80 mg once daily, adjusted according to response; daily doses above 80 mg given in 2 divided doses
  • IV injection for various conditions

Pharmacology

  • Proton pump inhibitor that suppresses the final step in gastric acid production
  • Irrespective of the stimulus, effect persists longer than 24 hours

Interaction

  • No significant drug interactions observed in clinical studies

Contraindications

  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to any of the components of the formulation

Side Effects

  • Common: Headache, diarrhea
  • Rare: Abdominal pain, flatulence, rash, insomnia, hyperglycemia

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • US FDA Pregnancy Category B
  • Excreted in human milk
  • Use during pregnancy only if clearly needed, decision should consider benefit to the mother
  • Consultation advised for nursing mothers

Precautions & Warnings

  • Tablets should not be split, chewed or crushed
  • Long-term therapy may lead to malabsorption of cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) and increase the risk of osteoporosis related disorders

Overdose Effects

  • No known symptoms of overdosage in humans
  • Highly protein bound, not readily dialyzable

Reconstitution

  • For IV injection and IV infusion
  • Solution for IV injection obtained by adding 10 ml 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection to the vial containing powder

Storage Conditions

  • Keep in a dry place, away from light and heat, keep out of the reach of children

Chemical Structure

  • Molecular Formula: C16H15F2N3O4S
  • Chemical Structure Image available

Commonly Asked Questions

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