- GERD
- Acidity
- Indigestion
- Heartburn
- Peptic ulcers
Dose: PO 1 tab OD
- Tablet:
- 20mg/75mg
- Taken 1 hour before meals preferably in the morning
Rabeprazole: Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI). It works by reducing the amount of acid in the stomach by blocking the gastric proton pump.
Levosulpiride: Prokinetic. It works by increasing the pressure of the inferior oesophageal sphincter, thereby preventing the backflow of food and acid into the mouth.
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Flatulence
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Weakness
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Drowsiness
- Absence of menstrual periods
- Breast enlargement in male
- Unusual production of breast milk in women and men
- Altered libido
- Hypersensitivity to components
- GI bleeding
- Intestinal obstruction
- Epilepsy
- Mania
- Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD)
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Bone fractures
- Hypomagnesemia
- Warfarin
- Methotrexate
- Digoxin
- Mycophenolate mofetil
- Tacrolimus
- Amoxicillin
- Clarithromycin
Drug Status
Availability | Prescription only |
Pregnancy | Weigh risk vs benefit |
Breastfeeding | Weigh risk vs benefit |
Schedule | Not controlled |
BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motride | 20mg/75mg | Tablet | 30’s | Medisel Kenya | Medisel Kenya |