Inside, not liquid, squeezed liquid, preferably in the morning before or during breakfast. When applying Pepazol twice a day, the second dose is recommended to be applied 1 hour before dinner.
The dose should be recommended by the doctor according to the patient's condition.
With peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, erosive gastritis - 40-80 mg / day. The course of treatment - 2 weeks with exacerbation of duodenal ulcer and 4-8 weeks with peptic ulcer exacerbation.
Erosive-ulcerative lesions of the stomach and duodenum associated with the intake of NSAIDs - 40-80 mg per day. The course of treatment is 4-8 weeks.
Reflux-esophagitis - for mild forms of gastroesophageal disease (heartburn, acidic eructation) take 20 mg / day, in the morning before breakfast,if necessary, the dose can be increased to 40 mg / day in a single dose. The course of treatment is 2 weeks, in individual cases it can be extended up to 4-8 weeks.
With medium and severe forms of reflux esophagitis - 40-80 mg per day, the course of treatment - 4-8 weeks.
As part of combined eradication anti-Helicobacter therapy in patients with peptic ulcer of the stomach or duodenum - 40 mg 2 once a day (before breakfast and before dinner), the duration of the course is 7-14 days (depending on the treatment regimen used). With liver failure - 40 mg once every 2 days under the control of the level of liver enzymes.
Elderly patients, as well as patients with impaired renal function, can not exceed a daily dose of 40 mg. An exception is the use of Pepazol in combination antimicrobial therapy in relation to Helicobacter pylori, when elderly patients should take 40 mg pantoprazole 2 times a day.
Experience with prolonged use of pantoprazole is not available, the duration of the drug should not exceed 8 weeks.