Venter

Drug name: Venter

Other names used:

• Carafate®
• Pepsigard®
• Sucral®
• Sucramal®

Active Ingredients: sucralfate

Therapeutic actions: Sucralfate covers the site of an ulcer in the stomach and protects it from acids, enzymes, and bile salts.

Indications: Sucralfate is used to treat and to prevent stomach ulcers.

Contraindications and cautions:

• tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to sucralfate or any other drugs.
• tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart or kidney disease or diabetes.
• tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking sucralfate, call your doctor.

Sucralfate is in the FDA pregnancy category B. This means that it is unlikely to harm an unborn baby. Do not take sucralfate without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant. It is not known whether sucralfate passes into breast milk. Do not take sucralfate without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Adverse effects: Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.
To avoid constipation, abdominal pain, and gas, eat a high-fiber diet (extra fruits, vegetables, salads, and bran) and drink plenty of fluids.
If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:

• passing red or black stools
• coughing up or vomiting material that is bright red or looks like coffee grounds

Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take sucralfate and talk to your doctor if you experience

• dizziness; or
• sleepiness.

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer.
For more information about any other possible risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

Interactions: It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with this medicine. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe especially mention the following: antacids (Mylanta, Maalox), anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin), cinoxacin (Cinobac), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), digoxin (Lanoxin), enoxacin (Penetrex), ketoconazole (Nizoral), levofloxacin (Levaquin), lomefloxacin (Maxaquin), nalidixic acid (NegGram), norfloxacin (Noroxin), ofloxacin (Floxin), phenytoin (Dilantin), quinidine, sparfloxacin (Zagam), tetracycline (Sumycin), and vitamins. If you are taking any of these medicines, do not take them within 2 hours of taking sucralfate.

Additional Information: DO NOT SHARE THIS MEDICINE with others. DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE for other health conditions. KEEP THIS PRODUCT, as well as syringes and needles, if needed during treatment, out of the reach of children. Do not reuse needles, syringes, or other materials.