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What is REKOOL?
- REKOOL contains Rabeprazole sodium which belongs to a group of drugs called proton pump inhibitors
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
THERAPEUTIC USES
WARNING & PRECAUTIONS
INTERACTIONS
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
SIDE EFFECTS
MORE INFORMATION
What REKOOL is used for?
It is used,
- to treat active duodenal ulcers (ulcers in your intestine) gastric ulcer, peptic ulcer
- to treat and to prevent gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- in patients whose stomachs may contain extremely high amounts of acid, a condition called Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
- in combination with appropriate antibacterial therapeutic regimens, to remove the bacterium Helicobacter pylori ( pylori) in patients with peptic ulcer disease
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:
- are allergic to rabeprazole sodium, or any proton pump inhibitor or ‘substituted benzimidazoles’
- have a stomach tumor
- have ever had liver problems
- have reduced body stores or risk factors for reduced vitamin B12 and receive long term treatment with this medicine
- have risk of osteoporosis
- have ever had a skin reaction
- are due to have a specific blood test (Chromogranin A)
- avoid exposing to sun too much while taking this medicine
Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
- atazanavir (used to treat HIV-infection)
- methotrexate (a chemotherapy medicine used in high doses to treat cancer)
- clarithromycin and amoxycilin
- clopidogrel
- warfarin
- cyclosporine
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
SERIOUS
COMMON
UNCOMMON
RARE
VERY RARE
- infections
- difficulty sleeping (insomnia), headache, dizziness
- cough, runny nose (rhinitis) or sore throat (pharyngitis)
- stomach upsets
- back pain
- weakness (asthenia) or flu-like symptoms
- feeling nervous
- sleepiness or drowsiness
- chest infection (bronchitis)
- painful and blocked sinuses (sinusitis)
- dry mouth
- indigestion or belching
- skin rash or redness of the skin
- muscle pain, leg cramps or joint pain
- fracture of the hip, wrist or spine
- bladder infection (urinary tract infection)
- chest pain
- chills or fever
- abnormal liver function test results
- allergic reactions such as sudden swelling of your face, difficulty breathing or low blood pressure which may cause fainting or collapse
- sore throat or high temperature (fever), or ulcers in your mouth or throat
- bruising or bleeding easily
- changes in white blood cells
- reduction in blood platelets
- loss of appetite (Anorexia)
- depression
- visual disturbance
- inflammation of the stomach or mouth
- taste disturbance
- liver or kidney problems
- itchy rash or blistering skin
- sweating
- weight gain
- severe skin reactions, blistering of the skin, mouth, eyes and genitals
