Country: Tanzania
Language: English
Source: Tanzania Medicinces & Medical Devices Authority
Pantoprazole
Denk Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, GERMANY
Anti-peptic ulcerants
Pantoprazole
40 mg
Tablets
Advance Pharma GmbH, GERMANY
Physical description: Yellow oval shaped tablets; Local technical representative: Talemwa Investment Consulting Co., Ltd (44520)
Registered/Compliant
2019-09-18
Page: 1 of 11 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Panto-Denk 40 _ _ _ _ 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION 1 gastro-resistant tablet contains 40 mg pantoprazole (equivalent to 45.1 mg pantoprazole sodium 1.5 H 2 O). Excipients: 1 tablet contains 76.85 mg maltitol (see section 4.4). For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Gastro-resistant tablets Yellow, oval tablet. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS - Duodenal ulcer - Gastric ulcer - Moderate and severe forms of reflux oesophagitis - Long-term treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and other disorders associated with pathological hypersecretion of gastric acid - Eradication of _Helicobacter pylori_ , in combination with antibiotics in patients with duodenal ulcer or gastric ulcer 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS AGED 12 YEARS AND OLDER _ _ Moderate and severe forms of reflux oesophagitis The recommended dose for reflux oesophagitis is 1 Panto-Denk 40 gastro-resistant tablet dai- ly. In individual cases, especially in patients yet to respond to therapy with other medicinal prod- ucts, the dose can be doubled (i.e. 2 Panto-Denk 40 gastro-resistant tablets daily). ADULTS Page: 2 of 11 Gastric and duodenal ulcers For monotherapy with Panto-Denk 40, the following dosing guidelines apply: For gastroduodenal ulcers, the dose is 1 Panto-Denk 40 gastro-resistant tablet daily. In individual cases, especially in patients yet to respond to therapy with other medicinal prod- ucts, the double dose can be given (an increase to 2 Panto-Denk 40 gastro-resistant tablets daily). Zollinger-Ellison syndrome For the long-term therapy of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and other disorders associated with pathological hypersecretion of gastric acid, the recommended starting dose is 80 mg daily (2 Panto-Denk 40 tablets).Thereafter, the dosage can be individually adjusted to the extent of gastric acid secretion. At dosages of more than 80 mg daily, the daily dose should be Read the complete document