Dec 06,2022

　　People with digestive diseases must pay attention to the following points when using enteric-coated drugs, let's take a look with the editor!

　　Enteric-coated drugs, as the name suggests, are drugs that dissolve in the small intestine or large intestine. Common types include enteric-coated tablets, enteric capsules, and enteric-coated granules. Most of our common oral tablets or capsules are dispersed and dissolved in the stomach, but if the drugs irritate the stomach greatly or are destroyed by gastric acid, it is necessary to consider wearing "isolation clothing" for these drugs. This layer of "isolation coat" can make the drug insoluble in the acidic environment of the stomach, and only dissolve in the weakly acidic small or large intestine. Therefore, when taking enteric-coated drugs, it is necessary to ensure that this layer of "isolation gown" is intact, to ensure the efficacy of the drug and reduce the side effects of the drug.

　　For the treatment of diseases of the digestive system, enteric-coated drugs have a higher "appearance rate". Drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion, such as "pyrazoles" such as omeprazole magnesium enteric-coated tablets, lansoprazole enteric-coated tablets, pantoprazole sodium enteric-coated tablets, rabeprazole sodium enteric-coated tablets, etc. The drug is a weakly alkaline drug, which is unstable in gastric acid and fails; digestive enzymes for treating indigestion or pancreatic diseases, such as compound niacinamide enteric-coated tablets, pancreatic enzyme enteric capsules, etc., these drugs are proteins and can be used in acidic environments Moderate variability and failure; live probiotic preparations, such as Bacillus subtilis enteric capsules, bifidobacterium triple enteric capsules, etc., these probiotics will be inactivated or killed by gastric acid. In addition, the enteric-coated drugs for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease are to ensure that the drugs play a role in the local lesions of the colon, such as sulfasalazine enteric-coated tablets, mesalazine enteric-coated tablets, etc., if the enteric-coated drugs of such drugs " If the "isolation gown" is destroyed, the drug will be released in the stomach and small intestine, and absorbed into the blood, unable to reach the lesion to take effect.

　　Due to the particularity of enteric-coated drugs, Zhejiang Huaguang Capsule Co., Ltd. warns you to pay attention to the following requirements during taking:

　　1. Under normal circumstances, enteric-coated drugs should be taken on an empty stomach, that is, 1 hour before meals or 2 hours after meals, because the food will dilute gastric acid and cause a decrease in gastric acidity, which may cause enteric-coated preparations to dissolve in the stomach and lose enteric-coated properties.

　　2. Drugs supplementing digestive enzymes should be taken during or after meals to ensure the contact of digestive enzymes with food and play a role in helping digestion.

　　3. Enteric-coated drugs should be swallowed whole, and should not be broken, chewed, or ground to prevent the drug from becoming ineffective in gastric acid or failing to reach the treatment site.

　　After listening to the above description, you should have a deep impression of the "isolation gown" of enteric-coated drugs. If it is damaged, it will not only delay the treatment, but also lose the cost of the drug, and even cause side effects. Therefore, when taking enteric-coated drugs, pay special attention, read the drug instructions carefully, or consult a pharmacist.