Medicine : Sucrafil Tabs
| Name: | Sucrafil Tabs |
| Type: | Tablet |
| Manufacturer: | Fourrts India Laboratories Pvt Ltd |
| Generic Use: | Sucralfate |
| Composition: | Sucralfate(1g) |
| Substitutes: | sucrafil (1g) , sparacid ds(1g) , sucrafil tabs |
Generic ( Sucralfate )
| Typical use Of Sucralfate : | Duodenal And Gastric Ulcer. Chronic Gastritis. |
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| Mechanism of action of Sucralfate : | Sucralfate Protects GI Lining Against Peptic Acid, Pepsin And Bile Salts By Binding With Positively-charged Proteins In Exudates Forming A Viscous Paste-like Adhesive Substance Thus Forming A Protective Coating. |
| Drug Interaction of Sucralfate : | When Administered With Other Drugs Sucralfate May Bind To The Drugs In The Stomach And Reduce Absorption Of The Drugs. Sucralfate Reduces The Absorption Of Cimetidine (Tagamet), Digoxin(Lanoxin), Ketoconazole (Nizoral), Levothyroxine (Synthroid), Phenytoin(Dilantin), Quinidine (Quinidex, Quinaglute), Ranitidine (Zantac), Tetracycline,theophylline (Theo-Dur, Uniphyl, Others), And All Of The Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics, Including Ciprofloxacin (Cipro), Norfloxacin (Noroxin), Ofloxacin(Floxin), And Lomefloxacin (Maxaquin). All Of These Medications Should Be Taken At Least Two Hours Prior To The Sucralfate. |
| Side effects of Sucralfate : | Not Reported So Far. |
INTERACTIONS OF SUCRALFATE
How Sucralfate will impact on Pregnancy ?Studies In Animals Have Shown No Risk To The Fetus, However There Are No Sufficient Studies In Humans. Patients Should Follow The Advice Of The Doctor Regarding Its Use. Patients Should Follow The Advice Of The Doctor Regarding Its Use. |
How Sucralfate will impact during lactation(breastfeeding) ?Safer: Drug Has Been Studied In Few Breastfeeding Women And The Evidence Shows That There Is No Increase In Side Effects In The Infants, Or The Possibility Of Harm To The Breastfed Infants Is Expected To Be Rare. Patients Should Follow The Advice Of The Doctor Regarding Its Use. |
Medicine & Alcohol use and effect of SucralfateNo Studies Found |