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Pantoprazole

Anti ulcer & anti secretory drugs

Description

Pantoprazole is a type of medicine called a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Proton pumps are enzymes in the lining of your stomach that help it make acid to digest your food. Pantoprazole prevents proton pumps from working properly. This reduces the amount of acid the stomach makes.

Mechanism of action

It causes irreversible inhibition of proton pump (H+K+ATPase) function. It is rapidly activated under strongly acidic conditions. This pH-dependent activation profile underlies the improved in vitro selectivity of pantoprazole against parietal H+K+ATPase compared with omeprazole.

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Mechanism of action

It causes irreversible inhibition of proton pump (H+K+ATPase) function. It is rapidly activated under strongly acidic conditions. This pH-dependent activation profile underlies the improved in vitro selectivity of pantoprazole against parietal H+K+ATPase compared with omeprazole.

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