Pantoprazole Injection

Pantoprazole Injection – This injection is made up of the drug named Pantoprazole, which is used to treat  heartburn, acidity, gastroesophageal reflux disease (acid reflux), and peptic ulcer disease.

GERD is a problem where stomach acid often moves back into the tube that connects your throat to your stomach. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is a rare condition where a tumor in the pancreas makes too much gastrin, which causes the stomach to produce too much acid. This can lead to painful sores in the stomach or gut called peptic ulcers.
Pantoprazole injection is a type of medicine that reduces stomach acid. It helps by lowering the acid in the stomach, which eases indigestion and heartburn. It stops the gastric proton pump, which makes acid in the stomach. This lowers the acid made in the body, helps heal sores, and stops new sores from forming.

Uses of Pantoprazole For Injection

The injection contains Pantoprazole, which is a proton pump inhibitor and works by blocking the action of the gastric proton pump, which is responsible for the production of acid in the stomach. This reduces the amount of the acid that is produced, helps in treating ulcers, and prevents the formation of new ulcers. The Pantoprazole Injections also provide relief from the symptoms of GERD like heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent cough. Pantoprazole injection also prevents oesophageal cancer.

Precaution Points for Pantoprazole For Injection

• Let your doctor know if you are allergic or sensitive to Pantoprazole injections.
• Pantoprazole injections should be used with the proper caution and under the proper supervision of the doctor and tell all of your medical conditions like stomach/intestinal problems, liver, kidney, or heart diseases, recent abdominal surgery, risk of bone fractures, and autoimmune diseases like lupus.
• Long-term treatment with Pantoprazole injection may increase the risk of bone-related issues like fractures of the hip, spine, and wrist, so kindly tell your doctor all of your bone-related issues.
• Long use of Pantoprazole injections may also cause low vitamin B12 levels, so you should tell if you have low vitamin B12.
• Also, tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding before starting the Pantoprazole injections.
• Avoid taking alcohol while taking a Pantoprazole injection; it may cause an increase in acid production in the stomach.

Directions to use for Pantoprazole For Injection

This medicine is given through a vein by a nurse or doctor. They will only give it to you if your doctor believes an injection is a better choice for you right now than taking a tablet. The amount of medicine you need will depend on your health condition and how your body reacts to it. Your doctor will tell you how long to take your medicine, but you should keep taking it as they instructed, even if you start to feel better soon. You can make your treatment work better by eating smaller meals more often and staying away from drinks with caffeine (like tea and coffee) and spicy or fatty foods.

Possible Side Effects of Pantoprazole For Injection

Some of the common side effects of the Pantoprazole injection:

• Diarrhea
• Flatulence
• Headache
• Joint pain
• Nausea
• Stomach pain
• Vomiting
• Dizziness
• Thrombophlebitis