Racetril Capsule

Racecadotril
100 mg
Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Pack size 30's
Unite Price 8.00 BDT

Indications

Racetril Capsule is used for: Acute diarrhoea

Adult Dose

Oral Acute diarrhoea Adult: 100 mg tid. Continue treatment until 2 normal stools are recorded. Max duration: 7 days.

Child Dose

Oral Acute diarrhoea Child: 3 mth to 17 yr <9 kg: 10 mg tid; 9 to <13 kg: 20 mg tid; 13-27 kg: 30 mg tid; >27 kg: 60 mg tid. Continue treatment until 2 normal stools are recorded. Max duration: 7 days.

Renal Dose

Administration

May be taken with or without food.

Contra Indications

Hypersensitivity to Racecadotril, or to any of the excipients.

Precautions

Chronic & antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, bloddy or purulent stools & fever, patients w/ diabetes, renal or liver impairment, cases of prolonged or uncontrolled vomiting. Pregnancy, lactation.

Pregnancy-Lactation

Interactions

Side Effects

Side effects of Racecadotril : Headache, tonsillitis, rash, erythema multiforme or nodosum; tongue, face, lip or eyelid oedema; angioedema, urticaria, prurigo, pruritus.

Mode of Action

Racecadotril increases the availability of endogenous opioids (enkephalins) by inhibiting the membrane-bound enkephalinase. These enkephalins activate delta-opioid receptors in the GI tract. This leads to a reduction in cAMP mucosal levels, resulting in a reducted secretion of water and electrolytes in the intestinal lumen.

Note

Racetril 100 mg Capsule generic name is Racecadotril. Racetril 100 mg Capsule is manufactured by Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd.Racetril is availble in all over Bangladesh. Mes BD drug index information on Racetril Capsule is not intended for diagnosis, medical advice or treatment; neither intended to be a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.

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