Last updated on April 5, 2022
Nolpaza is a selective “proton pump inhibitor”, a medicine which reduces the amount of acid
produced in your stomach. It is used for treating acid-related diseases of the stomach and intestine.
Nolpaza is used for short-term treatment of reflux disease (heartburn and gastric acid reflux
symptoms) in adults.
Uses and active ingredients
Reflux means the acid returns from the stomach to the esophagus, which can therefore become inflamed and painful. It can cause symptoms such as painful burning sensation in the chest that may rise up to the throat (heartburn) or sour taste in the mouth (acid regurgitation).
The symptoms of acid reflux and heartburn usually begin to get worse one day after treatment with Nolpaza. This medicine has no immediate effect. Sometimes you may need to take the tablets 2 to 3 days before the symptoms get relieved.
You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 14 days.
The active substance is pantoprazole. Each gastro-resistant tablet contains 20 mg pantoprazole (as pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate). The other ingredients are: Tablet content: mannitol, crospovidone (type B), anhydrous sodium carbonate, sorbitol (E420), calcium stearate. Tablet core: hypromellose, povidone (K25), titanium dioxide (E171), yellow iron oxide (E172), propylene glycol, methacrylic acid – ethyl acrylate copolymer, sodium laurilsulfate, polysorbate 80, macrogol 6000 and talc.
How to take Nolpaza
Take one tablet a day. Do not exceed the recommended dose of 20 mg pantoprazole daily. The tablets should be taken for at least 2 to 3 consecutive days. Stop taking Nolpaza if your symptoms have completely disappeared. Symptoms of reflux and heartburn may also disappear after one-day treatment with Nolpaza, but this medicine is not intended to relieve symptoms immediately.
Treatment duration
Do not take Nolpaza tablets for more than 4 weeks without first consulting your doctor.
Method of administration
Take the tablet before a meal, at the same time each day. The tablet should be swallowed whole with
water. The tablet should not be chewed or crushed.
Storage. Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original package, protected from moisture. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after “EXP”. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Contents of the pack. The 20 mg gastro-resistant tablets are light brownish yellow, oval, slightly biconvex tablets.
Nolpaza is available in blister packs packed in cartons. Pack of 7 tablets.
Side-effects, precautions and interactions
Do not take Nolpaza
– If you are allergic to pantoprazole or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
– If you are using HIV protease inhibitors such as atazanavir, nelfinavir (medicines for HIV infection), see Leaflet section “Other medicines and Nolpaza”.
Warnings and precautions
– Do not use this medication without consulting your doctor for more than 4 weeks.
Full information leaflet can be downloaded HERE > Nolpaza Leaflet PIL SPC
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