Hidrasec Capsules (Hard Gelatin)

Racecadotril
100mg
Abbott Laboratories GmbH
Pack size 10's Blister
Dispensing mode OTC-P
Source GERMANY
AgentALPHAMED CO. (AUH) LTD.
Retail Price 28.50 AED

Indications

Hidrasec Capsules (Hard Gelatin) 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

Adverse Effects

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

Mechanism 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

Hidrasec 100mg Capsules (Hard Gelatin) manufactured by Abbott Laboratories GmbH. Its generic name is Racecadotril. Hidrasec is availble in United Arab Emirates. Farmaco UAE drug index information on Hidrasec Capsules (Hard Gelatin) 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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