What is Gasmotin?

What is Gasmotin?

MOSAPRIDE CITRATE (GASMOTIN) is indicated for the treatment of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with functional dyspepsia, chronic gastritis (heartburn, nausea, vomiting). The usual adult dose for oral use is 1 tablet (5 mg of mosapride citrate) thrice daily before or after meals or as prescribed by the physician.

Why is mosapride banned?

Janssen Pharmaceutica, in consultation with the FDA, has decided to stop marketing the prokinetic agent cisapride (Propulsid®) on July 14, 2000 due to the risk of serious cardiac arrhythmias and death associated with this agent.

What is mosapride used for?

Mosapride accelerates gastric emptying and intestinal transit in humans, and is used for the treatment of gastritis, gastro esophageal reflux disease, functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome.

When is the best time to take Gasmotin?

For the treatment of heartburn, nausea/vomiting associated with chronic gastritis: In general, for adults, take 1 tablet (5 mg of mosapride citrate), 3 times a day, before or after meal. Strictly follow the instructions.

Is Mosapride safe?

Mosapride citrate, a 5-HT4 receptor agonist, is a prokinetic drug used in functional gastrointestinal disorder including gastroesophageal reflux disease and functional dyspepsia and is safe for it does not cause QT prolongation.

Is terfenadine an antihistamine?

Terfenadine is an antihistamine recently approved for use in the U.S. Terfenadine possesses a unique chemical structure when compared with other antihistamines. It is a selective inhibitor of H1-receptors with little or no anticholinergic, antiserotoninergic, or antiadrenergic effects.

Is Mosapride antiemetic?

These findings highlight the promising potential of mosapride as an anti-emetic agent.

Is Mosapride available in India?

Mosapride 5mg Brands in India :

Product Company Price (Rs.)
Mosid MT-5 Tab Torrent Pharma 12.80
Mosapid 5 mg Tablet 10s CIPLA 31.00
Mozax-5mg Tab Sun Pharma 35.50
Moza-5 Tab INTAS 63.00

What is Bearse medicine?

Dyspepsia, anorexia, overeating, promotion of digestion, gastric distention due to indigestion and abdominal distention due to post operative surgery, meteorism, aerophagy, nausea, vomiting, and degassing. Adults: Take one tablet three times daily, after meals.

What kind of gastroprokinetic agent is mosapride?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mosapride is a gastroprokinetic agent that acts as a selective 5HT 4 agonist.

When was the first recorded use of the word gasoline?

The Oxford English Dictionary dates its first recorded use to 1863 when it was spelled “gasolene”. The term “gasoline” was first used in North America in 1864. The word is a derivation from the word “gas” and the chemical suffixes “-ol” and “-ine” or “-ene”.

Who was the first person to use the word gazeline?

Cassell discovered that a shopkeeper in Dublin named Samuel Boyd was selling counterfeit cazeline and wrote to him to ask him to stop. Boyd did not reply and changed every ‘C’ into a ‘G’, thus coining the word “gazeline”. The Oxford English Dictionary dates its first recorded use to 1863 when it was spelled “gasolene”.

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