Description
Omeprazole RANZOLE 20mg Capsule Proton Pump Inhibitor 100’s
FORMULATION: Each delayed release capsule contains: Omeprazole. 20mg
INDICATIONS: Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor. It is used in conditions where inhibition of gastric acid secretion may be beneficial, including aspiration syndromes, dyspepsia, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer disease and the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
PRECAUTIONS: Omeprazole and other proton pump inhibitors should be used with caution in hepatic impairment.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: For Dyspepsia: 10 mg to 20 mg daily by mouth for 2 to 4 weeks. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: 20 mg once daily for 4 weeks, followed by further 4-8 weeks if not fully healed, thereafter maintenance therapy can be continued with 20 mg. once daily. In refractory oesophagitis:
A dose of 40 mg daily may be used. Maintenance therapy afler healing of oesophagitis is 20 mg once daily.