What is OMENAT 40MG?
- OMENAT 40MG contains Omeprazole which belongs to a group of medicines known as proton pump inhibitors
- It works by reducing the amount of acid that your stomach produces
What OMENAT 40MG is used for?
It is used to treat,
- gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- ulcers in the upper part of the intestine (duodenal ulcer) or stomach (gastric ulcer) prevention of reoccurrence of ulcers
- ulcers which are infected with bacteria called ‘Helicobacter pylori’
- ulcers caused by medicines called NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs)
- zollinger-ellison syndrome -Too much acid in the stomach caused by a growth in the pancreas
Talk to Doctor
Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
Children & Adolescents
Driving & Using Machines
Talk to your doctor, if you:
- are allergic to OMENAT 40MG or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- lose a lot of weight for no reason and have problems swallowing
- get stomach pain or indigestion
- begin to vomit food or blood
- pass black stools (blood-stained faeces), diarrhoea
- have severe liver problems
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
- this medicine is excreted in breast milk but is not likely to influence the child when therapeutic doses are used
- If you feel dizzy, visual disturbances or tired when taking this medicine, do not drive or use any tools or machines
Tell your doctor about any other medicine you are taking:
- medicine containing nelfinavir, atazanavir, saquinavir (used for HIV infection)
- ketoconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole or voriconazole (used to treat infections caused by a fungus)
- digoxin (used to treat heart problems)
- diazepam, Phenytoin (used to treat anxiety, relax muscles or in epilepsy)
- warfarin or other vitamin K blockers
- rifampicin (used to treat tuberculosis)
- tacrolimus (in cases of organ transplantation)
- cilostazol (used to treat intermittent claudication)
- clopidogrel (used to prevent blood clots)
- erlotinib (used to treat cancer)
- methotrexate (a chemotherapy medicine used in high doses to treat cancer)
- amoxicillin and clarithromycin (to treat infections)
- OMENAT 40MG is administered by a doctor or nurse to you intravenously
Like all medicines, this medicine cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- severe allergic reaction - sudden wheezing, swelling of your lips, tongue and throat or body, rash, fainting or difficulties to swallow
- stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis - Reddening of the skin with blisters or peeling and bleeding in the lips, eyes, mouth, nose and genitals
- yellow skin, dark urine and tiredness
- headache
- diarrhoea, stomach pain, constipation, flatulence, benign polyps in the stomach
- feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)
- swelling of the feet and ankles
- disturbed sleep (insomnia)
- dizziness, tingling feelings such as “pins and needles”, feeling sleepy
- spinning feeling (vertigo)
- changes in blood tests that check how the liver is working
- skin rash, lumpy rash (hives) and itchy skin
- generally feeling unwell and lacking energy
- fracture of the hip, wrist or spine
- reduced number of white cells or platelets
- weakness, bruising
- fever, wheezing
- low levels of sodium in the blood - being sick (vomiting) and cramps
- feeling agitated, confused or depressed
- taste changes
- eyesight problems such as blurred vision
- suddenly feeling wheezy or short of breath (bronchospasm)
- dry mouth
- an inflammation of the inside of the mouth
- an infection called “thrush” which can affect the gut and is caused by a fungus
- hair loss (alopecia)
- skin rash on exposure to sunshine
- joint pains (arthralgia) or muscle pains (myalgia)
- severe kidney problems (interstitial nephritis)
- increased sweating
- inflammation in the gut
- aggression
- seeing, feeling or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations)
- erythema multiforme - joint pains
- muscle weakness
- enlarged breasts in men
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Store at room temperature (15-25°C)
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
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