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How to Take Cisapride and it's Dose

Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - Dr. M. Janani Priya, Doctor of Pharmacy

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

It comes as a tablet and suspension to take by mouth, 15 minutes before meals and at bedtime.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

PO- The recommended dose is one 10 mg tablet or 10 ml of the suspension 4 times daily

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Contraindicated while co-administering with antibiotics, antidepressants, antifungals, protease inhibitors. Contraindicated in patients with uncorrected hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, serious heart disease, and hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Cisapride

This medication is a gastroprokinetic agent, prescribed for nighttime heartburn.

Trade Names/Brand Names of Cisapride

International :

Propulsid

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

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