Pantoprazole Kalceks
This medicine, called Pantoprazole, helps by reducing the amount of acid in your stomach to treat stomach and gut issues.
Form
injektiokuiva-aine, liuosta varten
Strength
40 mg
Active Ingredient
Pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate
Manufacturer
AS Kalceks
How to Use
Dosage
Usually, 40 mg once a day. For conditions with too much stomach acid, it's 80 mg daily. If you have serious liver problems, it's 20 mg daily.
Method
A nurse or doctor will give you this medicine as an injection into a vein, which takes 2 to 15 minutes.
Important
Your doctor will decide your dose, which can sometimes be over 160 mg daily for quick acid reduction, given in divided doses if more than 80 mg.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Benign polyps in the stomach
- •Inflammation and blood clot in the vein at the injection site
RARE
- •Sleep problems
- •Headache, dizziness
- •Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, stomach bloating or gas, constipation, dry mouth, stomach pain or discomfort
- •Rash, skin eruption, or itching
- •Hip, wrist, or spine fracture
- •Weakness, tiredness, or feeling generally unwell
- •Increased liver enzymes or bilirubin levels (seen in blood tests)
- •Allergic reactions
- •Weight changes
- •Depression
- •Changes in taste or loss of taste
- •Vision problems, such as blurred vision
- •Joint pain, muscle pain
- •Enlarged breasts in men
- •Fever, swelling in arms and legs (peripheral edema)
- •Severe decrease in white blood cells (granulocytes) with high fever, or decrease in blood platelets leading to bleeding/bruising, or general decrease in red/white blood cells and platelets (seen in blood tests)
- •Disorientation, confusion, or hallucinations (especially if you've had these symptoms before)
- •Tingling, prickling, or numbness
- •Inflammation of the large intestine, causing lasting watery diarrhea
- •Low levels of sodium, magnesium, calcium, or potassium in the blood (seen in blood tests)
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to pantoprazole or similar medicines (proton pump inhibitors).
- Tell your doctor if you have or have had serious liver problems.
- Tell your doctor if you are taking HIV medicines (like atazanavir) or steroid medicines.
- If you have brittle bones (osteoporosis) or use this medicine for over a year, there's a small chance of bone fractures.
- Tell your doctor if you've had a skin reaction to stomach acid-reducing medicines before or if you get a new rash, especially in the sun.
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- Tell your doctor if you are going to have a special blood test called Chromogranin A.
- Contact your doctor right away if you have unexplained weight loss, repeated vomiting (especially with blood), black or tarry stools, difficulty swallowing, paleness, weakness, chest/stomach pain, or severe, lasting diarrhea.
- If you use this medicine for over three months, your magnesium levels might drop, causing tiredness, muscle spasms, confusion, seizures, dizziness, or fast heartbeat. Tell your doctor if you notice these.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category A
Suitable for older adults. For short-term use only. Consider the numerous potential interactions. Avoid long-term use. Long-term use carries an increased risk of adverse effects. Risk of hypomagnesemia in prolonged use. (updated 10.11.2025)