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What is ACIBAN L?
- ACIBAN L contains Levosulpiride which belongs to a group of gut motility enhancing medicines and Pantoprazole which belongs to a group of medicines called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which works by reducing the production of acid in the stomach
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
THERAPEUTIC USES
WARNING & PRECAUTIONS
INTERACTIONS
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
SIDE EFFECTS
MORE INFORMATION
What ACIBAN L is used for?
It is used in the treatment of
- dyspeptic syndrome: from delayed gastric emptying related to organic factors or functional factors
- nausea and vomiting induced by anticancer drugs
- GORD (to treat gastro-oesophageal reflux disease), to prevent recurrence of the disease after the symptoms have disappeared
- stomach and duodenal ulcers
- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: whose stomachs may contain extremely high amounts of acid
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:
- are allergic to levosulpiride, pantoprazole or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- are allergic to other proton pump inhibitor medicines
- have hypertension which is suspected to be due to pheochromocytoma (tumor of adrenal gland)
- have heart failure
- have risk factors for stroke
- have epilepsy
- have breast cancer
- have a stomach tumour
- have liver problems
- suffer from gastrointestinal bleeding, mechanical obstructions or perforations
- have difficulty in swallowing or pain when swallowing
- have history of clinical thrombosis, since the medicine is associated with the formation of thrombi
- have reduced body stores or risk factors for reduced vitamin B12
- have low levels of magnesium, potassium or calcium levels in the blood
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking
- medicines that cause electrolyte disturbances
- medicines such as neuroleptics e.g, aripiprazole,clonazapine ,quetiapine
- are taking HIV protease inhibitors such as atazanavir (for the treatment of HIV-infection)
- antipsychotics
- medicines such as ketoconazole, itraconazole and posaconazole (used to treat fungal infections)
- erlotinib (used for certain types of cancer)
- warfarin and phenprocoumon, which affect the thickening, or thinning of the blood. Methotrexate (used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and cancer)
- rifampicin (used to treat infections)
- st John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) (used to treat mild depression)
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
- Take the tablet whole with little amount of water
- The tablet should not be chewed or crushed
If you take more ACIBAN L
- Contact your doctor or go to the nearest hospital immediately
If you forget to take ACIBAN L
- If you have forgotten to take a dose, take it immediately when you remember and continue the treatment as usual
- If it is almost time to take the next dose, you should not take the forgotten tablet
If you stop taking ACIBAN L
- Do not stop taking unless told by your doctor
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
SERIOUS
COMMON
UNCOMMON
RARE
VERY RARE
Pantoprazole
- swelling of the tongue and/or throat
- difficulty in swallowing, hives (nettle rash)
- difficulties in breathing
- allergic facial swelling
- dizziness with very fast heartbeat and heavy sweating
Pantoprazole
- an increase in liver enzymes
- headache, dizziness, diarrhea, vomiting, bloating and flatulence, constipation, dry mouth, abdominal pain and discomfort
- skin rash, exanthema, eruption, itching, sleep disorders, fracture in the hip, wrist or spine
Levosulpiride
- ventricular arrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation
Pantoprazole
- distortion or complete lack of the sense of taste, disturbances in vision such as blurred vision, hives
- pain in the joints, muscle pains, weight changes, raised body temperature, high fever, swelling of the extremities, allergic reactions
- depression
- breast enlargement in males
- an increase in bilirubin, increased fat levels in blood
- sharp drop in circulating granular white blood cells, associated with high fever
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