AMALGARD-D: Rabeprazole 20 mg + Domperidone 10 mg is available in 10*10 ALU ALU packing in the form of a pill. General Physicians and gastroenterologists prescribe this medicine to patients having symptoms of acidity. It guards the stomach against acid reflux. It also manages symptoms of vomiting due to acidity.
How Does It Work?
Rabeprazole acts as a proton pump inhibitor that suppresses the secretion made by the stomach. Rabeprazole is also administered to patients suffering from duodenal ulcers. It may also be prescribed along with other medications and antibiotics. The second salt is Domperidone which is known as anti-sickness medicine. Its administration changes your feeling of sickness and may be due to vomiting. It can be prescribed for pain in the stomach. It enhances the movements or contractions of the bowel. It enhances gut motility.
Benefits
Gastrointestinal reflux.
Vomiting.
Nausea
Indication
This combination of two medicines, Rabeprazole and Domperidone is prescribed for patients suffering from the disease of gastrointestinal reflux. The drug decreases the acid manufactured by the stomach and improves gut motility. Therefore, it helps to decrease the backflow of the content of the stomach to the food pipe.
Administration Of Dose
This combination can be taken with or without food and be swallowed through the mouth preferably with water. It is administered once or twice every day. Swallow the tablet whole with water. As is applicable in most medicine, it is not to be crushed, or chewed. In the case of capsules, give them to the patient 30 minutes before food. The dosage and periodicity are to be decided by your doctor based on the condition of an ailment of the patient. In the case of children, the weight of the child is taken into consideration while deciding the dose of the medicine. The medicine may be taken at the scheduled time once or twice daily. Treatment by this combination is to be continued as advised by your doctor even though there is an improvement in your symptoms.
Overdose
If you feel sleepiness, puzzlement, or mood changes, talk to your doctor immediately as by overdose of this drug can cause these symptoms.
Missed Dose
Take this combination at the scheduled time every day. If you forget the dose at the scheduled time, the same must be taken immediately but if it is nearing the time of the next dose, then skip it and take your regular dose, to avoid double dosing of the medicine.