If the patient has diseases of the digestive tract, doctors prescribe to him the drug "Omez". It helps to alleviate the condition with a stomach ulcer.
Contents
The drug is based on the component of omeprazole. It slows down the production of hydrochloric acid, and reduce the acidity of gastric juice. From this article you will learn how to take Omez correctly: before or after eating.
Omez tablets: composition and shape
As mentioned above, the active substance of the drug is omeprazole. Depending on the purpose, the medicine contains 10, 20 or 40 g of this component.
In addition to him, the composition contains:
- sucrose;
- lactose;
- laurill sulfate and sodium hydrophosphate;
- talc titanium dioxide;
- gipromellose;
The drug is available in the form of capsules, which consist of gelatin, which is well dissolved in the human stomach. The name of the drug is knocked out on them. Capsules are transparent, with a pink cap. Snowty balls are contained inside.
Pharmacological properties of Omez tablets
- The active substance is aimed at reduced secretion and acidity of gastric juice. It effectively acts within the first 24 hours after taking the capsule. If you use 20 mg of omeprazole, the acidity will decrease by 80%. Maximum effectiveness is observed on the fourth day of taking the medicine. After, regardless of the dosage, the action will be the same.
- The active substance helps to safely heal the stomach ulcer. It also has antimicrobial action. Omeprazole destroys certain microbes, which provoke an ulcer or gastritis.
- However, a long -term intake of the drug is not recommended, because it becomes the cause of the formation of granular type cysts. They are benign and easily treated. They occur due to low acidity in the digestive tract. With prolonged use of Omeza, you can provoke increasing the growth of bacteriathat lead to dangerous gastric infections.
- The absorption of the drug is carried out during the first hours after taking. The active substance is absorbed after 30-60 minutes. Half -life occurs after 40 minutes. 80% is excreted through urine, and the remaining 20% \u200b\u200bwith feces.
Indications and contraindications for the use of Omez
The doctor may prescribe Omez in case of such diseases:
- stomach ulcer;
- gastrointestinal erosion;
- esophagitis;
- gastritis caused by erosion;
- gastritis caused by antibiotics or bacterium Helicobacter;
- zollinger-Ellison syndrome;
- heartburn or gastro-reflux esophagitis (for children from 20 kg);
- the development of an ulcer of a 12-first-hand intestine due to bacteria Helicobacter (for children from 4 years old).
The Omez drug should not be consumed by people who have sensitivity to the active or auxiliary substance. You can not take the medicine if there is a negative reaction to analogues of benzimidazole. Also without indication for use, the drug is prohibited from children under 2 years old.
How to take Omez?
The drug is allowed to use children from 2 years old (if their weight is more than 20 kg). Capsules must be taken 30 minutes before meals, washed down with a liquid product (water or juice). If it is difficult to swallow a pill can be dissolved in juice or fruit mashed potatoes and drink it right away.
Depending on the disease, there are several recommendations for taking the drug:
- Duodenal ulcer. Every day you need to take 20 mg of the drug. The course of treatment is 30 days. If there is no improvement in well, you can increase the dosage of up to 40 mg.
- Stomach ulcer. Take 20 mg of the drug per day. The course of treatment is 45 days. If the disease is severe, treatment can be extended to 3 months.
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Every day you need to take 60 mg, which are divided into 2 doses (preferably in the morning and evening).
- Heartburn. Take 1 capsule (10 mg) every day. The course of treatment is 14 days. Improvements will be noticeable after 5 days.
- Children (weighing from 20 kg) should take 20 mg of active substance in order to get rid of heartburn and GERB. If there are no improvements, you can increase the dosage to 20 mg.
- A child, with age of 4 years (weighing 20 kg), is allowed to give 20 mg of omeprazole per day. If necessary, you can increase to 40 mg. The course of treatment should be 2-3 weeks.
- Children from 4 years old for therapy Helicobacter Pilori need to take 20 mg of the drug per day. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. If the child has problems with the work of the liver, it is impossible to give him more than 20 mg of active substance per day.
Overdose and side effects of the drug Omez
You can not independently increase the recommended dosages.
If a person takes 560 mg and more omeprazole, this is fraught with:
- constipation and diarrhea;
- vomiting;
- tachycardia;
- arrhythmias;
- drowsiness;
- fuzzy vision;
- abdominal pain.
There are many side effects after taking Omez.
They can appear in different body systems:
- hematopoiesis - carapace, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia;
- digestive system - diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, taste of taste, dryness in the oral cavity, stomatitis, liver problems (hepatitis and jaundice);
- nervous system - headaches, depressive condition, dizziness, encephalopathy;
- skin - rashes, itching, alopecia;
- allergy - urticaria, fever, spasm of bronchi and anaphylactic shock;
- others are vision problems, increased sweating, peripheral edema.
Now you know how to take Omez correctly. If you take some other drugs, study how Omez is combined with them.
This drug cannot be prescribed yourself. An experienced doctor should do this. Self -medication can lead to an overdose and unpleasant side effects.
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