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Goofice

Goofice

Manufacturer:

EA Pharma

Distributor:

Zuellig Pharma

Marketer:

Eisai
Concise Prescribing Info
Contents
Elobixibat
Indications/Uses
Chronic idiopathic constipation in adults.
Dosage/Direction for Use
Adult 10 mg once daily. Max daily dose: 15 mg.
Administration
Should be taken on an empty stomach.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity. Patients w/ documented intestinal obstruction associated w/ tumor or hernia or w/ suspicion of such conditions.
Special Precautions
May cause abdominal pain or diarrhoea; consider dose reduction, interruption or discontinuation depending on the patient's symptoms; carefully evaluate the need for continuing treatment on a regular basis. Patients w/ biliary obstruction or reduced bile acid secretion. Pregnancy. Advise lactating women to avoid Goofice; if treatment is essential, discontinue breastfeeding during treatment. Infants (including low-birth-wt & nursing), neonates or ped patients. Elderly.
Adverse Reactions
Abdominal pain, diarrhoea. Abnormal hepatic function (increased ALT, AST, γ-GTP, ALP, LAP); dizziness; lower & upper abdominal pain, abdominal distension & discomfort, nausea, soft faeces; anaemia; increased CK.
Drug Interactions
May interfere w/ reabsorption of bile acid prep (eg, ursodeoxycholic & chenodeoxycholic acid). Effect may be attenuated by Al-containing antacids (eg, sucralfate hydrate, aldioxa); cholestyramine & colestimide. May elevate blood levels & possibly enhance effects of digoxin, dabigatran etexilate, methanesulfonate. May decrease blood levels & effects of midazolam.
MIMS Class
Laxatives, Purgatives
ATC Classification
A06AX09 - elobixibat ; Belongs to the class of other laxatives.
Presentation/Packing
Form
Goofice film-coated tab 5 mg
Packing/Price
10 × 10's
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