- Short term treatment of active duodenal ulcers
- Gastric ulcers
- Chronic gastritis
- Reflux oesophagitis
- Symptoms of peptic ulceration
Adult: 10ml QID
Sucralfate 1g
Oxetacaine 20mg
- To be taken on an empty stomach, preferably 1 hour before meals.
- Also to be taken at bedtime.
Sucralfate: sucrose sulfate-aluminum complex. It reacts with HCl in the stomach o form a cross-linking, viscous material that acts as an acid buffer for 6-8 hours per dose.it also forms insoluble complexes on the ulcer surface protecting the stomach from further damage from acid or bile acids.
Oxetacaine: amide anaesthetic. It relieves pain, bloating, discomfort and fullness.
- Constipation
- Flatulence
- Headache
- Hypophosphatemia
- Xerostomia
- Hypersensitivity to components
- Children
- Digoxin
- Dolutegravir
Drug Status
| Availability | Prescription or OTC by Pharmacist |
| Pregnancy | Use with caution |
| Breastfeeding | Not recommended |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opticid | 1g/20mg per 10mL | Suspension | 200mL | Win-Pharma Ltd | Win-Pharma Ltd |
| Sucrafil O | 1g/20mg per 10mL | Suspension | 100mL | Fourrts Labs | Sai Pharma |
| Sucralox | 1g/20mg per 10mL | Suspension | 200mL | Dawa Ltd | Dawa Ltd |