Nolpaza Control

Nolpaza Control is a acid-blocking medicine that contains a proton pump inhibitor. It is indicated in adults for the treatment of reflux symptoms such as heartburn. The active substance is pantoprazole, which blocks the proton pump in the parietal cells of the gastric mucosa. After oral administration, the drug is absorbed quickly. The preparation is in the form of gastro-resistant tablets and is available on prescription.

Nolpaza Control, Producer: Krka

Nolpaza Control – indications and dosage

Nolpaza Control tablets are recommended for the treatment of the symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease:

1. heartburn
2. regurgitation.

Drug dosage

Nolpaza Control are gastro-resistant tablets to be taken by mouth. The preparation should be taken before a meal, swallowed whole and washed down with water. Do not crush, chew or crush. It should not be administered to children and adolescents up to 18 years of age, due to the lack of clinical data in this group of patients. No dosage adjustment is needed in the elderly and in the elderly and with impaired renal function.

1. Adults: 20 mg once a day, usually for 1-2 days. Treatment should be discontinued when symptoms resolve. Do not use for more than 3 weeks without consulting a doctor.

Nolpaza Control and contraindications

There are the following contraindications for taking Nolpaza Control:

1. allergy to any ingredient of the preparation,
2. allergy to other drugs derived from benzimidazole,
3. simultaneous use of azatanavir.

Nolpaza Control – Drug restrictions

1. The use of the drug may mask the symptoms of neoplastic disease, including gastric cancer, and delay proper diagnosis.
2. A doctor should be consulted if: new symptoms develop, weight loss, vomiting, swallowing disorders, bloody vomiting, gastric ulcer, jaundice, liver dysfunction, treatment of symptoms and indigestion for longer than 4 weeks, diseases affecting general well-being.
3. Patients over 55 who regularly take over-the-counter indigestion or other indigestion or heartburn remedies should consult a doctor.
4. While taking the drug, you should not use other drugs from the group of proton pump inhibitors and drugs that reduce gastric acid secretion from the group of type 2 (H2) histamine receptor antagonists.
5. People before endoscopy or trauma test should consult a doctor before taking the preparation.
6. Relief of symptoms usually occurs around the day of taking the drug. Complete relief of symptoms requires at least 7 days of treatment.
7. You should not take the drug as a preventive measure.
8. Due to the sorbitol content in the drug, people with hereditary fructose intolerance should not take it.

Nolpaza Control – side effects

Taking Nolpaza Control may cause:

1. sleep disturbances,
2. headaches and dizziness,
3. nausea,
4. diarrhea,
5. vomiting,
6. constipation
7. flatulence
8. a feeling of fullness in the abdomen,
9. dry mouth
10. epigastric pain and discomfort,
11. increased liver enzymes
12. weakness,
13. tiredness,
14. bad mood,
15. allergic reactions (itching, rash, eczema, skin eruptions).

rarely or very rarely:

1. haematological disorders (leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis, pancytopenia),
2. hypersensitivity and anaphylactic reactions (including urticaria, angioedema, e.g. of the face, larynx, tongue, throat that may impede breathing, anaphylactic shock),
3. increased levels of lipids (triglycerides, cholesterol),
4. weight changes
5. depression,
6. confusion,
7. visual disturbances and blurred vision
8. taste disturbance
9. increase in bilirubin
10. arthralgia,
11. muscle aches,
12. gynecomastia,
13. increase in body temperature,
14. peripheral edema.