Composition

Each tablet contains:
Sucralfate ............................................................................ 500 mg or 1 g
Inactive ingredients:
GASTROFAIT 500 mg Tablets: Maize starch, polyethylene glycol 6000, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose E4, polyvinyl pyrrolidone K30, sodium lauryl sulphate, magnesium stearate, croscarmellose sodium, colloidal silicon dioxide.
GASTROFAIT 1 g Tablets: Maize starch, polyethylene glycol 6000, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, povidone K30, sodium lauryl sulphate, magnesium stearate, croscarmellose sodium, aerosol 200.

Therapeutic Indications

GASTROFAIT is indicated in adults and adolescents over 14 years old for treatment of duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, and chronic gastritis.

Dosage and Administration

For Oral administration.
Duodenal ulcer, Gastric ulcer, Chronic gastritis:
Adults:
The usual dose is 2 g twice daily to be taken on rising and at bedtime or 1 g 4 times a day to be taken 1 hour before meals and at bedtime.
Maximum daily dose: 8 g.
For ease of administration, GASTROFAIT Tablets may be dispersed in 10-15 ml of water. Treatment for four to six weeks is usually needed for ulcer healing, but up to twelve weeks may be necessary in resistant cases.
Antacids may be used as required for relief of pain, but should not be taken half an hour before or after GASTROFAIT.
Elderly: There are no special dosage requirements for elderly patients but, as with all medicines, the lowest effective dose should be used.
Pediatric population: The safety and efficacy of sucralfate in children under 14 years of age has not been established. Currently available data are described in Pharmacological Properties section but no recommendation on dosage can be made.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients.