OMICOOL-DXR Capsules
A Cooling Solution for Great Relief
COMPOSITION: Omeprazole 20 mg + Domperidone 20 mg (in S.R.)
Description
Omeprazole
Drug Class: Proton-pump inhibitors.
- A proton pump inhibitor that decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach.
- With good tolerability improved symptoms and quality of life more effectively in patients with reflux esophagitis (RE) than in other investigated drugs.
- Superior to famotidine in treating RE symptoms, and also ulcer symptoms, and dysmotility symptoms such as epigastric pain and feeling of fullness in reflux esophagitis.
Domperidone
Drug Class: Anti-emetics
- Domperidone is a unique gastrokinetic and antiemetic drug.
- This peripheral dopamine2-receptor antagonist, regulates the motility of gastric and small intestinal smooth muscle and has favorable effects on the motor function of the esophagus.
- It also has antiemetic activity as a result of the blockade of dopamine receptors in the chemoreceptor trigger zone.
COMBINATION:
- Omeprazole-domperidone combination was more effective than omeprazole alone in providing complete cupping of reflux symptoms and healing of esophagitis in patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.