• Helicobacter pylori (pylori) eradication:
    • 1 kit per day divided BD *7-14 days
    • Then 1 month treatment with a suitable antacid
  • Each kit contains 2 tablets each of: 1g/320mg/20mg
  • None remarkable

Amoxicillin: Beta-lactam penicillin. It inhibits cell wall mucopeptide synthesis

Gemifloxacin: Fluoroquinolone. Blocks bacterial DNA replication by binding itself to an enzyme called DNA gyrase, which allows the untwisting required to replicate one DNA double helix into two.

Rabeprazole: Proton pump inhibitor (PPI). It binds to H+/K+-exchanging ATPase (proton pump) in gastric parietal cells, blocking acid secretion

  • Headache
  • Diarrhea
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Abdominal pain
  • Allergic reaction
  • Skin rashes
  • Urticaria
  • Insomnia
  • Hypersensitivity to class/components
  • Children < 18 years
  • History of tendon disorders related to quinolone use.
  • Increased digoxin levels
  • Erlotinib
  • Mavacamten
  • Nelfinavir
  • Rilpivirine

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription only
Pregnancy Contraindicated
Breastfeeding Contraindicated
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Gemkit 1g/320mg/20mg Tablet 7’s Krishna Chemists Krishna Chemists