- Indications for Cisapride
- Side Effects of Cisapride
- Contraindications for Cisapride
- How to use Cisapride
Cisapride is a medicine known commercially as Prepulsid.
This medicine for oral use acts by stimulating the functioning of the digestive system, ideal for the treatment of constipation and gastroesophageal reflux.
Indications for Cisapride
Constipation; indigestion; gastroesophageal reflux; anorexia nervosa; non-ulcer dyspepsia; nausea; vomiting; heartburn.
Side Effects of Cisapride
Cardiac arrhythmia; increased blood pressure; increased heart rate; noise in the belly; colic; convulsion; diarrhea; Headache; stomach ache; palpitation; rhinitis; dizziness.
Contraindications for Cisapride
Pregnancy Risk C; lactating women; history of gastrointestinal bleeding.
How to use Cisapride
Oral use
Administer the medication 15 minutes before meals.
Adults
- High digestive discomfort and gastroesophageal reflux: Administer 5 to 10 mg of Cisapride, 3 times a day. Esophagitis: Administer 5 to 10 mg of Cisapride, 4 times a day, the last dose before bedtime. Constipation: Administer 20 to 40 mg of Cisapride, twice a day.
Children
- Gastroesophageal reflux: Administer 0.15 to 0.3 mg of Cisapride per kg of body weight per dose, 3 to 4 times a day.
