Product Information
Registration Status: ActiveRABEPRAZOLE SANDOZ GASTRO RESISTANT TABLET 10MG is approved to be sold in Singapore with effective from 2013-08-03. It is marketed by NOVARTIS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD, with the registration number of SIN14320P.
This product contains Rabeprazole 10mg in the form of TABLET, ENTERIC-COATED. It is approved for ORAL use.
This product is manufactured by Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d. in SLOVENIA.
It is a Prescription Only Medicine that can only be obtained from a doctor or a dentist, or a pharmacist with a prescription from a Singapore-registered doctor or dentist.
Description
Rabeprazole is an antiulcer drug in the class of proton pump inhibitors. It is a prodrug - in the acid environment of the parietal cells it turns into active sulphenamide form. Rabeprazole inhibits the H+, K+ATPase of the coating gastric cells and dose-dependent oppresses basal and stimulated gastric acid secretion.
Indication
For the treatment of acid-reflux disorders (GERD), peptic ulcer disease, H. pylori eradication, and prevention of gastroinetestinal bleeds with NSAID use.
Mechanism of Action
Rabeprazole belongs to a class of antisecretory compounds (substituted benzimidazole proton-pump inhibitors) that do not exhibit anticholinergic or histamine H2-receptor antagonist properties, but suppress gastric acid secretion by inhibiting the gastric H+/K+ATPase (hydrogen-potassium adenosine triphosphatase) at the secretory surface of the gastric parietal cell. Because this enzyme is regarded as the acid (proton) pump within the parietal cell, rabeprazole has been characterized as a gastric proton-pump inhibitor. Rabeprazole blocks the final step of gastric acid secretion. In gastric parietal cells, rabeprazole is protonated, accumulates, and is transformed to an active sulfenamide. When studied in vitro, rabeprazole is chemically activated at pH 1.2 with a half-life of 78 seconds.
Pharmacokinetics
- Absorption
- Absolute bioavailability is approximately 52%.
- Distribution
- Metabolism
- Hepatic
- Elimination
Active Ingredient/Synonyms
Rabeprazole | Rabeprazole |
Source of information: Drugbank (External Link). Last updated on: 3rd July 18. *Trade Name used in the content below may not be the same as the HSA-registered product.