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Nexpro-20/Nexpro-40/Nexpro IV

Nexpro-20/Nexpro-40/Nexpro IV Description

esomeprazole

Manufacturer:

Torrent

Distributor:

Torrent
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Description
Nexpro-20/Nexpro-40: Esomeprazole (Nexpro-20) 20 mg Enteric-Coated Tablet is a brick red colored, round shape, biconvex, film coated tablet, imprinted with "20" on one side with black ink and plain on other side.
Esomeprazole (Nexpro-40) 40 mg Enteric-Coated Tablet is a brick red colored, round shape, biconvex, film coated tablet, imprinted with "40" on one side with black ink and plain on other side.
Each enteric-coated tablet contains: Esomeprazole magnesium equivalent to esomeprazole 20 mg and 40 mg.
Nexpro IV: Each vial contains: Esomeprazole Sodium Eq. to Esomeprazole 40 mg.
Each ampoule contains: Sodium Chloride Injection 0.9% 10 mL.
Esomeprazole is the S-isomer of omeprazole and reduces gastric acid secretion through a specific targeted mechanism of action. It is a specific inhibitor of the acid pump in the parietal cell. Both the R- and S-isomer of omeprazole have similar pharmacodynamic activity.