14/03/2018
Side effects of Rabi-DSR (20mg/30mg)
• Central Nervous System: Headache, dizziness, disorientation/delirium.
• Skin: Skin eruptions, severe allergic reactions.
• Eye and ENT: Inflammation of pharynx.
• Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, flatulence, constipation, abdominal pain, dry mouth.
• Genitourinary: Kidney disorder.
• Liver: Occurrence of confusion, altered level of consciousness and coma as a result of liver failure (hepatic encephalopathy), inflammation of liver, increased liver enzymes, jaundice.
• Blood: Decrease in white blood cells, anemia.
• Metabolic: Excess ammonia in blood, thyroid stimulating hormone elevations.
• Musculoskeletal: Joint pain, muscle pain, rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle.
• Respiratory: Inflammation of lung tissue.
• Miscellaneous: Pain, infection, rapid swelling of dermis, coma, sudden death.
Dosage & When it is to be taken (Indications)
PO- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease; erosive oesophagitis: 20 mg once daily in the morning for 4-8 weeks. Maintenance: 10-20 mg once daily.
For non-erosive oesophagitis: 10 mg once daily for 4 wk, upon symptom resolution, may continue with 10 mg once daily when needed.
Healing of Duodenal Ulcers: 20 mg/day after the morning meal for 4 weeks; additional therapy may be required for some patients.
Zollinger-Ellison: 60 mg once daily. Adjust according to patient’s needs.
How to use Rabi-DSR (20mg/30mg)?
It comes as a delayed-release (long-acting) tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day for 4 to 8 weeks, but it is sometimes taken for a longer time, with or without food.