Dompan SR Tablet (Domperidone 30mg / Pantoprazole 40mg)

What is DOMPAN SR?

DOMPAN SR contains domperidone and pantoprazole
Domperidone belongs to a group of medicines called ‘dopamine antagonists’
Pantoprazole is a selective “proton pump inhibitor”, a medicine which reduces the amount of acid produced in your stomach

What DOMPAN SR is used for?

It is used:

For Reflux oesophagitis, an inflammation of your oesophagus accompanied by the regurgitation of stomach acid
To treat infection with a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori in patients with duodenal ulcers and stomach ulcers in combination with two antibiotics (eradication therapy)
To treat Zollinger-Ellison-Syndrome and other conditions producing too much acid in the stomach
To treat nausea and vomiting

Warning & Precautions

Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:

Are allergic (hypersensitive) to domperidone, pantoprazole or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
Are allergic to medicines containing other proton pump inhibitors
Have black, tarry bowel motions (stools) or notice blood in your bowel motions.
Have a blockage or tear in your intestines
Have a tumor of the pituitary gland called a prolactinoma
Have a moderate or severe liver and kidney disease
Have a heart problem called “prolonged QT corrected interval”
Have or had heart failure
Have a problem that gives you a low level of potassium or magnesium, or a high level of potassium in your blood
Are due to have a specific blood test (Chromogranin A)
Suffer from unintentional loss of weight

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Interactions

Talk to your doctor if you are taking medicines such as,

Oral ketoconazole, fluconazole or voriconazole used for fungal infections
Erythromycin, clarithromycin, telithromycin, moxifloxacin, pentamidine used for bacterial infections
Heart problems or high blood pressure (e.g., amiodarone, dronedarone, quinidine, disopyramide, dofetilide, sotalol, diltiazem, verapamil)
Haloperidol, pimozide, sertindole used for psychoses
Citalopram, escitalopram used for depression
Gastro-intestinal disorders (e.g., cisapride, dolasetron, prucalopride)
Mequitazine, mizolastine used for allergy
Halofantrine used for malaria
Protease inhibitors used for AIDS/HIV
Toremifene, vandetanib, vincamine, erlotinib used for cancer
Apomorphine
Warfarin and phenprocoumon, which affect the thickening, or thinning of the blood
Methotrexate (used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and cancer)
Fluvoxamine (used to treat depression and other psychiatric diseases)
Rifampicin (used to treat infections)
St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) (used to treat mild depression)

Side Effects

Like all medicines, the medicine can have side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Domperidone:

Swelling of the hands, feet, ankles, face, lips or throat
Difficulty in swallowing or breathing
Uncontrolled movements – irregular eye movements, unusual movements of the tongue, and abnormal posture such as a twisted neck, trembling and muscle stiffness
Very fast or unusual heartbeat
Pantoprazole:

Swelling of the hands, feet, ankles, face, lips or throat which may cause difficulty in swallowing or breathing

Directions & For Use

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
For oral use only
It must be swallowed with a glass of water
Take this medicine 30 minutes before meals
If you take more DOMPAN SR

If you or someone else have used or taken too much DOMPAN SR, contact your doctor or nearest hospital casualty department immediately
If you forget to take DOMPAN SR

If you miss a dose, take your medicine as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until that is due and continue as usual. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose
If you stop taking DOMPAN SR

Do not stop taking DOMPAN SR without first talking to your doctor