Pantoprazoledrug info
pantoprazole 40 MG Delayed Release Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Pantoprazole sodium delayed-release tablets are indicated for: Pantoprazole sodium is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) indicated for the following: Short-Term Treatment of Erosive Esophagitis Associated with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Maintenance of Healing of Erosive Esophagitis Pathological Hypersecretory Conditions Including Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) Syndrome
1.1 Short-Term
Treatment of Erosive Esophagitis Associated With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Pantoprazole sodium is indicated in adults and pediatric patients five years of age and older for the short-term treatment (up to 8 weeks) in the healing and symptomatic relief of erosive esophagitis (EE). For those adult patients who have not healed after 8 weeks of treatment, an additional 8-week course of pantoprazole sodium delayed-release tablets may be considered. Safety of treatment beyond 8 weeks in pediatric patients has not been established.
1.2 Maintenance of
Healing of Erosive Esophagitis Pantoprazole sodium delayed-release tablets are indicated for maintenance of healing of EE and reduction in relapse rates of daytime and nighttime heartburn symptoms in adult patients with GERD. Controlled studies did not extend beyond 12 months.
1.3 Pathological
Hypersecretory Conditions Including Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome Pantoprazole sodium is indicated for the long-term treatment of pathological hypersecretory conditions, including Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) Syndrome.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 8, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
The active ingredient in pantoprazole sodium delayed-release tablets, a PPI, is a substituted benzimidazole, sodium 5-(difluoromethoxy)-2-[[(3,4-dimethoxy-2-pyridinyl)methyl] sulfinyl]-1 H -benzimidazole sesquihydrate, a compound that inhibits gastric acid secretion. Its empirical formula is C 16 H 14 F 2 N 3 NaO 4 S x 1.5 H 2 O, with a molecular weight of 432.37.
The structural formula is: Pantoprazole sodium is a white to off-white powder and is racemic. Pantoprazole has weakly basic and acidic properties. Pantoprazole sodium, USP is freely soluble in water, in methanol, and in dehydrated alcohol; practically insoluble in hexane and dichloromethane. The stability of the compound in aqueous solution is pH-dependent. The rate of degradation increases with decreasing pH. At ambient temperature, the degradation half-life is approximately 2.8 hours at pH 5 and approximately 220 hours at pH 7.8. Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed-Release Tablets, USP contains the following inactive ingredients: calcium stearate, crospovidone, hypromellose, ferric oxide red, ferrosoferric oxide black, mannitol, methacrylic acid- ethyl acrylate copolymer, polyethylene glycol, silicon dioxide, sodium carbonate, sucrose, talc, and triethyl citrate. Imprinting ink contains ammonium hydroxide, ferrosoferric oxide black, isopropyl alcohol, N-butyl alcohol, propylene glycol and shellac glaze. Meets USP Dissolution Test 3. 1
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective September 8, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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