Sucralfate : Before Using - Carafate, Apo-sucralfate, Sulcrate, Sulcrate Suspension Plus

Sucralfate - Oral

Brand Names

Carafate, Apo-sucralfate, Sulcrate, Sulcrate Suspension Plus Sucralfate *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For sucralfate, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to sucralfate. Always tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Studies have not been done. However, sucralfate has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems in animal studies.

Breast-feeding problem

Sucralfate has not been shown to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

This drug has been tested in a limited number of children. In effective doses, the drug has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems than it does in adults.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing the use of sucralfate in the elderly with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking sucralfate, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking the following:

Ciprofloxacin
Digoxin
Norfloxacin
Ofloxacin
Phenytoin
Theophylline Sucralfate may prevent these medication from working properly

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of sucralfate. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Gastrointestinal tract obstruction disease Sucralfate may bind with other foods and drugs and cause obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract

Kidney failure Use may lead to a toxic increase of aluminum blood levels