Refexxin 40 mg Pulver till injektions-/infusionsvätska, lösning

Country: Sweden

Language: Swedish

Source: Läkemedelsverket (Medical Products Agency)

Active ingredient:

esomeprazolnatrium

Available from:

Grünenthal GmbH

ATC code:

A02BC05

INN (International Name):

esomeprazole sodium

Dosage:

40 mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Pulver till injektions-/infusionsvätska, lösning

Composition:

esomeprazolnatrium 42,5 mg Aktiv substans

Class:

Apotek

Prescription type:

Receptbelagt

Therapeutic area:

Esomeprazol

Product summary:

Förpacknings: Injektionsflaska, 1 st; Injektionsflaska, 10 st

Authorization status:

Godkänd

Authorization date:

2003-08-22

Patient Information leaflet

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
REFEXXIN 40 MG
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
esomeprazole
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN THIS MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU.

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, nurse or
pharmacist.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
This includes any possible
side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Refexxin is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before Refexxin is given to you
3. How Refexxin is given to you
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Refexxin
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT REFEXXIN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Refexxin contains a medicine called esomeprazole. This belongs to a
group of medicines called
‘proton pump inhibitors’. They work by reducing the amount of acid
that your stomach produces.
Refexxin is used for the short-term treatment of certain conditions,
when you are unable to have
treatment by mouth. It is used to treat the following conditions:
Adults

‘Gastroesophageal reflux disease’ (GERD). This is where acid from
the stomach escapes into the
gullet (the tube which connects your throat to your stomach) causing
pain, inflammation and
heartburn.

Stomach ulcers caused by medicines called NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs).
Refexxin can also be used to stop stomach ulcers from forming if you
are taking NSAIDs.

Prevention of rebleeding following therapeutic endoscopy for acute
bleeding gastric or duodenal
ulcers.
Children and adolescents aged 1-18 years

‘Gastroesophageal reflux disease’ (GERD). This is where acid from
the stomach escapes into the
gullet (the tube which connects your throat to your stomach) causing
pain, inflammation and
heartburn.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE REFEXXIN IS GIVEN TO YOU
YOU MUST NOT BE GIVEN REFEXXIN:

If you are allergic to esome

Summary of Product characteristics

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