Sucralfate (Ulsanic, Carafate) is an orally available medicine used in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, prevention, and treatment of stomach ulcers.
Sucralfate Uses:
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Duodenal ulcer:
- Short-term (≤8 weeks) treatment of active duodenal ulcers;
- As a maintenance therapy for duodenal ulcers (tablets only)
Sucralfate Dose in Adults
Sucralfate Dose in the treatment of Duodenal ulcer:
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Active duodenal ulcer:
- Suspension, tablet: Initial: 1 g 4 times a day for 4 to 8 weeks
- Maintenance therapy: Tablet: 1 g twice a day
Sucralfate Dose in Childrens
Sucralfate dose as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of Peptic ulcer disease:
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Infants, Children, and Adolescents:
- Oral: at 40 to 80 mg/kg/day divided every 6 hours.
- Maximum dose: 1,000 mg/dose.
Sucralfate dose in the treatment of Esophagitis:
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Infants ≥3 months and Children <6 years:
- Oral: 500 mg/dose four times daily
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Children ≥6 years:
- Oral: 1,000 mg/dose four times daily.
Sucralfate Pregnancy Category B
- After oral administration, it is only minimally absorbed.
- According to available data, sucralfate doesn't appear to increase the risk for adverse fetal outcomes when it is used in the first trimester.
- It can be used to treat reflux or duodenal ulcers in pregnancy.
Sucralfate use during breastfeeding:
- It is unknown if the drug is found in breast milk.
- Ulsanic can only be absorbed minimally after oral administration.
- The manufacturer suggests that breastfeeding mothers exercise caution when administering the drug, but the manufacturer considers it acceptable to use.
Dose in Kidney Disease:
- There are no dosage adjustments provided in the manufacturer's labeling.
- Aluminum salt is minimally absorbed; however, it may accumulate in renal impairment;
- use with caution in patients with chronic renal failure or on dialysis.
Dose in Liver disease:
- There are no dosage adjustments provided in the manufacturer's labeling.
Side Effects of Sucralfate (Ulsanic):
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Gastrointestinal:
- Constipation
Contraindications to Sucralfate (Ulsanic):
- Hypersensitivity/ hyperresponsiveness of any drug component or drug ingredient
Warnings and precautions
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Diabetes:
- Patients with diabetes have reported hyperglycemia and the suspension of their insulin. It is important to monitor glycemia closely.
- Adjustment of anti-diabetic medication may be required.
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Duodenal ulceration
- Suprafate acts at the ulcer and should not be used to treat it.
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Renal impairment
- Patients with chronic renal disease should be cautious
- This is an aluminum complex. Small amounts of aluminum can be absorbed after oral administration.
- Patients with chronic renal failure and dialysis may have lower aluminum excretion, which can increase the risk of aluminum accumulation or toxicity (eg aluminum osteodystrophy and osteomalacia).
Sucralfate: Drug Interaction
Ketoconazole (Systemic) |
Sucralfate may decrease the serum concentration of Ketoconazole (Systemic). |
Levothyroxine |
Sucralfate may decrease the serum concentration of Levothyroxine. |
Bictegravir |
Polyvalent Cation Containing Products may decrease the serum concentration of Bictegravir. Management: Administer bictegravir under fasting conditions at least 2 hours before or 6 hours after polyvalent cation containing products. Coadministration of bictegravir with or 2 hours after most polyvalent cation products is not recommended. |
Bisphosphonate Derivatives |
Polyvalent Cation Containing Products may decrease the serum concentration of Bisphosphonate Derivatives. Management: Avoid administration of oral medications containing polyvalent cations within: 2 hours before or after tiludronate/clodronate/etidronate; 60 minutes after oral ibandronate; or 30 minutes after alendronate/risedronate. Exceptions: Pamidronate; Zoledronic Acid. |
Cholic Acid |
Sucralfate may decrease the absorption of Cholic Acid. |
Deferiprone |
Polyvalent Cation Containing Products may decrease the serum concentration of Deferiprone. Management: Separate administration of deferiprone and oral medications or supplements that contain polyvalent cations by at least 4 hours. |
Digoxin |
Sucralfate may decrease the serum concentration of Digoxin. Specifically, sucralfate may decrease the absorption of digoxin. Management: Administer digoxin at least 2 hours before or at least 6 hours after sucralfate. |
Dolutegravir |
Sucralfate may decrease the serum concentration of Dolutegravir. Management: Administer dolutegravir at least 2 hours before or 6 hours after sucralfate. Administer the dolutegravir/rilpivirine combination product at least 4 hours before or 6 hours after sucralfate. |
Eltrombopag |
Polyvalent Cation Containing Products may decrease the serum concentration of Eltrombopag. Management: Administer eltrombopag at least 2 hours before or 4 hours after oral administration of any polyvalent cation containing product. |
Furosemide |
Sucralfate may decrease the serum concentration of Furosemide. Sucralfate may impair the absorption of furosemide. Management: Avoid concomitant oral administration of furosemide and sucralfate. Separate administration by at least 2 hours. Does not apply to parenterally administered furosemide. |
Multivitamins/Fluoride (with ADE) |
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PenicillAMINE |
Polyvalent Cation Containing Products may decrease the serum concentration of PenicillAMINE. Management: Separate the administration of penicillamine and oral polyvalent cation containing products by at least 1 hour. |
Phosphate Supplements |
Sucralfate may decrease the absorption of Phosphate Supplements. Management: This applies only to oral phosphate administration. Administering oral phosphate supplements at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after administration of sucralfate may reduce the significance of the interaction. Exceptions: Sodium Glycerophosphate Pentahydrate. |
QuiNIDine |
Sucralfate may decrease the serum concentration of QuiNIDine. Specifically, sucralfate may decrease the absorption of quinidine. Management: Administer quinidine at least 2 hours before or at least 6 hours after sucralfate. |
Quinolones |
Sucralfate may decrease the serum concentration of Quinolones. Management: Administer oral quinolones at least 2 hours before or 6 hours after the sucralfate dose. Greater separation of doses may further lessen the risk for a significant interaction. Exceptions: LevoFLOXacin (Oral Inhalation). |
Raltegravir |
Polyvalent Cation Containing Products may decrease the serum concentration of Raltegravir. Management: Administer raltegravir 2 hours before or 6 hours after administration of the polyvalent cations. Dose separation may not adequately minimize the significance of this interaction. |
Sulpiride |
Sucralfate may decrease the serum concentration of Sulpiride. Management: Separate administration of sucralfate and sulpiride by at least 2 hours in order to minimize the impact of sucralfate on sulpiride absorption. |
Tetracyclines |
Sucralfate may decrease the absorption of Tetracyclines. Management: Administer the tetracycline derivative at least 2 hours prior to sucralfate in order to minimize the impact of this interaction. Exceptions: Eravacycline. |
Trientine |
Polyvalent Cation Containing Products may decrease the serum concentration of Trientine. Management: Avoid concomitant administration of trientine and oral products that contain polyvalent cations. If oral iron supplements are required, separate the administration by 2 hours. If other oral polyvalent cations are needed, separate administration by 1 hour. |
Vitamin K Antagonists (eg, warfarin) |
Sucralfate may diminish the anticoagulant effect of Vitamin K Antagonists. Sucralfate may decrease the serum concentration of Vitamin K Antagonists. Specifically, sucralfate may decrease the absorption of Vitamin K Antagonists. Management: Administer vitamin K antagonists at least 2 hours before or at least 6 hours after sucralfate. |
Risk Factor X (Avoid combination) |
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Baloxavir Marboxil |
Polyvalent Cation Containing Products may decrease the serum concentration of Baloxavir Marboxil. |
Multivitamins/Minerals (with ADEK, Folate, Iron) |
May increase the serum concentration of Sucralfate. Specifically, the absorption of aluminum from sucralfate may be increased, leading to an increase in the serum aluminum concentration. |
Vitamin D Analogs |
May increase the serum concentration of Sucralfate. Specifically, the absorption of aluminum from sucralfate may be increased, leading to an increase in the serum aluminum concentration. |
Monitoring parameters:
- Blood glucose levels (in diabetic patients receiving oral suspension).
How to administer Sucralfate (Ulsanic)?
- Administer on an empty stomach.
- Shake suspension well before use.
- Do not administer antacids within 30 minutes of administration of sucralfate.
Mechanism of action of Sucralfate (Ulsanic):
- This complex is formed by binding positively charged proteins to exudates. It forms a viscous paste-like adhesive substance.
- This creates a protective coating which acts locally to protect the gastric membrane against bile salts, pepsin and peptic acid.
The onset of action:
- Paste formation and ulcer adhesion: 1 to 2 hours;
- acid neutralizing capacity: ~14 to 16 mEq/1 g dose of sucralfate
Absorption:
- Minimal from GI tract
Distribution:
- Acts locally at ulcer sites; unbound in the GI tract to aluminum and sucrose octa-sulfate
Metabolism:
- None
Excretion:
- Primarily urine (small amounts of sulfated disaccharide)
International Brands of Sucralfate:
- Carafate
- APO-Sucralfate
- Cytogard
- DOM-Sucralfate
- PMS-Sucralfate
- Sucralfate-1
- Sulcrate
- Sulcrate Plus
- TEVA-Sucralfate
- Alivoato
- Alsucral
- Alusac
- Alusulin
- Andapsin
- Antepsin
- Calfate
- Carafate
- Ciprid
- Dip
- Discral
- Dolisec
- Episan
- Eradict
- Exinol
- Gasmezol
- Gastril
- Gastrofait
- Gastronic
- Inpepsa
- Iselpin
- Keal
- Lanpepsa
- Metixane
- Mucifat
- Neciblok
- Peptonorm
- Profat
- Serat
- Sucrabest
- Sucrafil
- Sucrafilm
- Sucral
- Sucralfin
- Sucralose
- Sucramal
- Sucrate
- Sucrate Gel
- Sude
- Sulcran
- Sulcrate
- Taxilan
- Ulcafate
- Ulcar
- Ulcera
- Ulcerfate
- Ulcerlmin
- Ulcermin
- Ulcertec
- Ulcetab
- Ulcicure
- Ulcogant
- Ulcumaag
- Ulsaheal
- Ulsanic
- Ulsec
- Ulsicral
- Unival
- Urbal
- Vanter
- Venter
Sucralfate Brand Names in Pakistan:
Sucralfate Suspension 1 gm/5ml |
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Cayfate | Caylex Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Cidifen | Libra Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd |
Crafate | Multinational Buisness Link |
Crafilm | Pacific Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
Crafilm | Pacific Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
Cytozole | Safe Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd. |
Dyfate | Dyson Research Laboratories |
Epigard | Zinta Pharmaceuticals Industries |
Macsufate | Mac & Rans Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd |
Mallar | Jafson Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Masfate | Masfa Industries (Pvt) Ltd |
Medgel | Medicraft Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Orafate | Orta Labs. (Pvt) Ltd. |
Pro-Fit | Synchro Pharmaceuticals |
Rafate | Rakaposhi Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ralfate | Rakaposhi Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucfate | Siza International (Pvt) Ltd. |
Suclive | Olive Laboratories |
Sucmed | Mediceena Pharma (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucrafate | Medicaids Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucragray | Gray`S Pharmaceuticals |
Sucral-Heim | Unipharma (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucralan | Paramount Pharmaceuticals |
Sucralgem | Delux Chemical Industries |
Sucralif | Alliance Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucralix | Neo Medix |
Sucranic | Unison Chemical Works |
Sucraz | Miracle Pharmaceuticals(Pvt) Ltd |
Sucrosun | Hisun Pharmaceuticals |
Sulcrate | Harmann Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd. |
Surlka | Searle Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. |
Ulcafate | Star Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ulceley | Medley Pharmaceuticals |
Ulcerate | Helix Pharma (Private) Limited |
Ulcercure | Eros Pharmaceuticals |
Ulcernil | Lisko Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd |
Ulcertec | Polyfine Chempharma (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ulcocid | Don Valley Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ulfate | Obsons Pharmaceuticals |
Ulsanic | Highnoon Laboratories Ltd. |
Ulsanic | Highnoon Laboratories Ltd. |
Ulsuc | Mediate Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd |
Winsanic | Zanctok Pharmaceuticals |
Sucralfate 1 gm Tablets |
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Biofate | Biorex Pharmaceuticals |
Cidifen | Libra Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd |
Cytozole | Safe Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd. |
Epigard | Zinta Pharmaceuticals Industries |
Mallar | Jafson Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Marifate | Miracle Pharmaceuticals(Pvt) Ltd |
Medgel | Medicraft Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucfate | Siza International (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucmed | Mediceena Pharma (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucrafate | Medicaids Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucral | Reko Pharmacal (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucralif | Alliance Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ulcafate | Star Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ulcerate | Helix Pharma (Private) Limited |
Ulcercure Forte | Eros Pharmaceuticals |
Ulcernil | Lisko Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd |
Ulcocid | Don Valley Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ulsanic | Highnoon Laboratories Ltd. |
Sucralfate 500 Mg Tablets |
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Biofate | Biorex Pharmaceuticals |
Cidifen | Libra Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd |
Cytozole | Safe Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd. |
Rafate | Rakaposhi Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ralfate | Rakaposhi Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucfate | Siza International (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucrafate | Medicaids Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. |
Sucralif | Alliance Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ulcafate | Star Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ulcerate | Helix Pharma (Private) Limited |
Ulcocid | Don Valley Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd. |
Ulsanic | Highnoon Laboratories Ltd. |
Sucralfate 1 gm Capsules |
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Ulcoat | Akhai Pharmaceuticals. |