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What is Zolinova? Zolinova is a medicine to treat gastrointestinal diseases for adults, the use of Zolinova requires the appointment of a qualified doctor or pharmacist. Before using Zolinova, patients should carefully read the information and use the prescription.
1. Composition and uses of Zolinova
Zolinova drug with the main ingredient is Rabeprazole Sodium 20mg content and excipients just enough as indicated by the manufacturer. The drug is prepared in the form of film-coated tablets, packed in a box of 1 blister x 10 tablets.
With the ingredients and active ingredients on the drug Zolinova is indicated for the treatment of the following subjects:
Stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers People with reflux esophagitis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. In addition, the drug is also prescribed by doctors and pharmacists in the treatment of a few other conditions not listed above.
It is important to note and should take the medicine as prescribed to achieve the best results.
2. Dosage of Zolinova
Each patient will have a different dose of the drug, because it depends on the health status, age and pathology.
Patients can refer to the dose of Zolinova as follows:
Adults: 10 mg / day, can increase to 20 mg / day depending on the severity of the disease. Duration of treatment: duodenal ulcer 4 - 8 weeks, gastric ulcer and reflux esophagitis: 6 - 12 weeks. The drug should not be used for a long time because it can affect health as well as disease. Therefore, users need to pay special attention.
3. Pay attention when using Zolinova
3.1 Possible side effects when taking Zolinova Rash, urticaria, hematologic changes, effects on liver function, constipation, diarrhea, feeling of bloating, heaviness in the abdomen, headache are defined as possible reactions in the patient's body. However, this subject is usually not many, mainly appears in people with sensitive or drug abuse conditions, so patients should not be too worried.
More carefully, you should talk to your doctor before the above problems for advice on how to handle it safely and effectively.
Besides, to minimize possible side effects, users should note:
Do not abuse the drug, do not arbitrarily increase or decrease the dose because it may affect health. During treatment with the drug should not use alcohol, alcoholic beverages and stimulants. Minimize forgetting or overdose. It should be taken at the same time of day for the best effect. 3.2 Zolinova is contraindicated for which subjects? With the ingredients and active ingredients in Zolinova, the drug is not recommended for the following people:
People with gastric ulcers in the malignant stage should not use the drug Pregnant and breastfeeding women should not use Zolinova, because drugs can cause negative effects on the health of mothers and children. Therefore, you should be very careful. People with liver failure, kidney failure should use Zolinova with caution. Do not use the drug for people who are hypersensitive or hypersensitive to the drug. Noting the above contraindications helps users minimize the risks.
3.3 What to do when the patient forgets or overdoses on medication? Overdosage of Zolinova is determined not to pose a danger to the patient's life, but may affect the course of treatment. Therefore, users need to be careful to minimize forgetting and overdose.
Missed dose is a fairly common situation in many patients. When it is less than 2 hours after the missed dose, the patient should take the dose as soon as he remembers. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next dose as usual.
Best to not fall into a state of forgetting or overdose, the patient should set an alarm to remind about the time of day to take the medicine. Zolinova is very effective in the treatment of stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers, the use of the drug should be done strictly according to the principles of treatment to get the highest effectiveness.