Heliclear

What is it?

A composite pack for ulcer treatment comprising 14 Zoton tablets, each containing 30mg of lansoprazole, 14 Klaricid tablets, each containing 500mg of clarithromycin and 28 tablets each containing 500mg of amoxycillin.

Medical Uses

Elimination of H. pylori bacte ria in patients with duodenal ulcer.

Dosage

Adults, 1 Zoton tablet, 1 Klaricid tablet and 2 amoxycillin tablets, twice each day for 1 week.

Special Care

Breastfeeding, liver or kidney disease; rule out cancer as cause of symptoms before treatment starts.

Avoid Use

Children, pregnancy, serious kidney disease.

Possible Drug and Food Interactions

Digoxin, antacids, oral contraceptives, ergot derivatives, zidovudine, phenytoin, cisapride, theophylline, astemizole, drugs metabolised by P450, sucralfate, anticoagulants taken by mouth, statins, pimozide, carbamazepine, ritonavir, terfenadine. Also, see individual -entries.

Known Side Effects

See Under Individual Entries; For Amoxycillin, See: Amoxil.

Manufacturer

Wyeth.