Description
This is a Hepatoprotective medication. It is used to dissolve certain gallstones and prevent them from forming. It is also used to treat a type of liver disease called primary biliary cirrhosis. It helps break down the cholesterol that has converted into stones in your gallbladder thereby dissolving the stones.
Specifications
Brand | Udipac |
Manufacturer | Pacific Meditech Pvt Ltd |
Active Ingredients |
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Form | Tablet |
Why Prescribe | Prescribed to treat dissolution of cholesterol-rich gallstones, prevention of gallstones in patients undergoing rapid weight loss, primary biliary cirrhosis. |
Recommmended Dosage | Dissolution of cholesterol-rich gallstones- Adult- 6 to 12 mg/kg daily as a single dose at bedtime. Primary biliary cirrhosis- Adult- 10 to 15 mg/kg daily in 2 to 4 divided doses. Gallstones in patients undergoing rapid weight loss- Adult- 300 mg twice daily. |
Route Of Administration | ORAL |
directions usage | Should be taken with food. |
contra indications | Inadvisable for the patients with nonfunctioning gall bladders, chronic liver and peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory disease of colon and small intestine. |
warnings and precaution | Caution should be exercised in conditions like calcified and pigment gallstones, radio opaque gallstones. |
side effects | Can cause diarrhoea, pruritus, nausea, vomiting. |
other precautions | This medication should be taken under strict doctor’s guidance during pregnancy. |
storage condition | Store at room temperature. |
saftey warning | Caution should be exercised in conditions like calcified and pigment gallstones, radio opaque gallstones. |
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