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Product
Anti-asthmatic Products (Aerocort Inhaler)
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Lomac (Lomac Capsules)
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Lomac
Lomac Capsules
COMPOSITION
Lomac 20 Capsules
Each capsule contains Omeprazole 20 mg (enteric coated granules)
Indications
Lomac is indicated for disorders associated with hypersecretion of gastric acid such as benign gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease and ZollingerEllison syndrome.
Dosage and Administration
Lomac capsules should not be opened, chewed or crushed and should be swallowed whole. The capsule should be taken before meals.
Duodenal ulcers
20 mg once daily for four weeks.
Gastric ulcers
20 mg once daily for eight weeks. In severe cases it can be increased to 40mg once daily.
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease
20 mg – 40 mg daily for 4-8 weeks.
Acidreflux disease, longterm management
10 mg once daily increasing to 20 mg once daily if symptoms return.
Patients refractory to other regimens
40 mg once daily for four weeks in duodenal ulcers and for eight weeks in patients with gastric ulcers or reflux oesophagitis.
ZollingerEllison syndrome
Initial dose is 60 mg daily. It is to be adjusted as per the individual requirement and continued till clinically indicated. The patients are usually effectively controlled on doses of 20 mg – 120 mg daily. With doses above 80 mg the dose should be divided and given twice daily.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to the components of the formulation.
Presentation
Lomac-20 Strip of 10 capsules
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