Pariet
Pariet
Ingredients
Rabeprazole………20mg
Dosage form
Enteric-coated tablets
Indications
- Treatment of active duodenal ulcer
- Treatment of active benign stomach ulcers
- Treatment of mouth ulcers
- Treatment of ulcerative or erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Long-term maintenance treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Treatment of symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease from moderate to very severe.
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and other pathological hypersecretory conditions
- In combination with appropriate antimicrobial treatment regimen to eradicate Helicobacter Pylori in patients with
gastrointestinal ulcers.
Dosage
For adults and elderly
Active duodenal ulcer, active benign gastric ulcer and anastomotic ulcer
The recommended oral dose is PARIET® 20 mg administered once daily in the morning.
Most patients with active duodenal ulcers heal within four weeks. However, some patients need an additional four weeks of
treatment to heal completely. Most patients with active benign gastric ulcers heal within six weeks. However, as above, some
patients need an additional six weeks of treatment to heal completely.
Eliminate H. pylori
Patients infected with H.pylori should be treated with eradication therapy. Combination therapy for 7 days is recommended as
follows: PARIET® 20 mg twice daily + clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily and amoxicillin 1 g twice daily.
For children
The safety and efficacy of rabeprazole sodium 20 mg for the short-term treatment of GERD (up to 8 weeks) in adolescents 12
years of age and older is supported by:
+ Extrapolated results from adequate and well-controlled studies to support the efficacy of rabeprazole sodium in adults.
+ Safety and pharmacokinetic studies were performed in adolescent patients. The recommended dose for adolescents 12
years of age and older is 20 mg once daily for 8 weeks.
+ The safety and effectiveness of rabeprazole sodium in the treatment of GERD in children under 12 years of age have not
been established. The safety and effectiveness of rabeprazole sodium for other indications have not been established in
pediatric patients.
How to use
Taken orally. For those indications for taking the drug once a day, PARIET® 20mg tablets should be taken in the morning, before
eating, although neither the time of the day nor the type of food has an effect on the effect of rabeprazole sodium, such a morning
adminstration facilitates compliance with treatment. Patients should be cautioned not to chew or crush the tablets, but to swallow
the tablets whole.