Dexilant caps 60mg #28

Dexilant instruction for use

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According to statistics, approximately 30-40% of cases of treatment for gastroenterologists diagnose acid-related diseases. The main complaint with GERD, erosive esophagitis is heartburn. Given this fact, pharmaceutical manufacturers are constantly working on improving the PPI. One of the last effective novelties of this group is Dexilant. We offer to understand the indications and contraindications to the use of the drug. Find out the nuances concerning dosages and reception characteristics. Read reviews.

Dexilant: basic information

Active component - dexlansoprozole - dextrorotatory isomer of lansoprozole. It is characterized by a unique form of delivery with prolonged time finding the effective concentration of the drug in the blood plasma (in comparison with other PPIs).
Form release - capsules containing 30 or 60 mg of active ingredient. Two variants of packing: №14 and №28. The case of the shell is gray, the lid is blue with the logo "TAR" printed on it. Inside the capsule are white or slightly greyish granules.
Manufacturer - Japanese company Takeda Pharma AG.

Capsules Dexilant: instruction with comments of a gastroenterologist

Indications - treatment and symptomatic therapy of diseases with high acidity. It is recommended for rapid and prolonged relief of heartburn. According to the instruction, Dexilant is prescribed for GERD and erosive esophagitis, the practice shows good results of using the drug with hyperacid gastritis, peptic ulcer.
Therapeutic norm: 60 mg / once a day, the duration of the course is 8 weeks.
Preventive and symptomatic dosage is 30 mg. With erosive esophagitis, healing is medically maintained for six months. With GERD, Dexilant is prescribed to drink within a month.
The instructions do not relate to time or food intake. Gastroenterologists make an amendment: take the drug in question, like any PPI, should be in the morning, 30 minutes before meals (breakfast is mandatory). Capsules either swallow whole, or dissolve their contents in apple puree (a tablespoon).
Possible side effects: abdominal pain, diarrhea (the most common reaction, incidence rate ≈ 2%), upper respiratory tract infection, flatulence, nausea, vomiting.

Contraindications for Dexilant

    pregnancy;
    children's age (up to 18 years);
    malignant tumors in the digestive tract;
    individual reaction to the active substance or auxiliary components of the preparation (including sucrose);
    concurrent use with HIV protease inhibitors;
    lactation period.
Dexlansoprozol poorly combines with Warfarin, Methotrexate, Tacrolimus.
There is no analogue of Dexilant for the active component. Compared with other STIs, it is considered more effective. Medicines that have a similar effect: cholinolytics, H2-histamin blockers.

Dexilant: reviews of doctors and patients

Physicians, based on clinical results, note the following benefits of the drug:
    a solid evidence base (6 studies involving 4,500 patients);
    extended ability to control acidity;
    prolonged action, in comparison with lansoprozole;
    flexibility of the therapeutic regimen;
    efficiency.
Among the minuses are the difficulties in combined therapy and the possibility of side effects.
An unambiguous answer to the question, which is better: Dexilant, Pariet or omeprazole physicians do not give. They say that an effective PPI should be selected individually.
Patients praise the effectiveness of Dexilant, especially with heartburn. In the reviews there are complaints of pain, disorder of the stool, nervousness caused by the drug.

Feedback on Dexilant from Olga

Good afternoon!
I was diagnosed with esophagitis, tried various drugs and cheap and expensive, but my heartburn returned again, especially badly at night (that is, acid breakthroughs). There was a novelty - Dexilant, at the moment this medicine solved all my problems, I began to feel very comfortable, especially it should be taken only once a day without binding to food, that I felt heartburn, drank Dexilant and forgot about it for a day. The first month on the recommendation of the doctor took daily, and now 2-3 times a week as needed. On other health problems I have to systematically take hormones and cytotoxic drugs, I tolerate all these medications with joint admission, there are no undesirable reactions or allergies.

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