Mosapride

Dosage Forms Available

• Mosapride is available in the form of oral administration (tablets, orally disintegrating tablets, oral suspension powder).

Age and Dose Restrictions

• Mosapride is intended for use in adults and children above 12 years of age.

Contraindications

• Mosapride is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to the medicine. It should not be used in patients who have gastrointestinal perforation or obstruction, massive gastric bleeding or severe liver dysfunction.

Other Medications to Avoid

• Mosapride may interact with CYP3A4 inducers (e.g., phenytoin), and other prokinetic agents (e.g., metoclopramide).

Overdose and Missed Dose

• An overdose of Mosapride may cause symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, or even rapid heartbeat. Consult your doctor immediately if these symptoms occur.

• If you miss a dose of Mosapride, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is close to your next dose time, skip the missed dose and continue with your regular dosing schedule. Do not double the dose.

Management of Side Effects

Most side effects of Mosapride are temporary and generally harmless and resolve when discontinuing this medicine. However, if you experience any severe side effects or worsening of any of the symptoms, please consult your doctor.

• To manage nausea, try to take Mosapride with or after meals.

• For dry mouth, sip water regularly and maintain good oral hygiene.

Use in Driving and Operating Machinery

• Mosapride can cause side effects like dizziness or headache. If you experience these side effects, refrain from driving or operating heavy machinery.

Use in Pregnancy and Lactation

• The use of Mosapride during pregnancy and lactation should be done only if clearly needed. Consult your doctor before starting this medicine during pregnancy and lactation period.

Caution in Other Conditions

• Patients with severe renal or hepatic impairment should use Mosapride with caution, as a dose adjustment may be needed. Caution should also be exercised in patients with a history of cardiac arrhythmias.

Special Dietary and Lifestyle Recommendations

• If you have GERD, avoid foods that trigger heartburn such as spicy or fatty foods, coffee, tea, alcohol, and carbonated drinks.

• Eat smaller, more frequent meals instead of three large meals a day.

• Avoid lying down or going to bed soon after eating.

• Avoid wearing tight-fitting clothes around your waist. They can squeeze your stomach and force food up against your oesophagus.