[Panum (pantoprazole) effectiveness in the treatment of patients with GERD]

Abstract

There are demonstrated results of a prospective comparative study on clinical efficacy and tolerability of Panum (INN: pantoprazole) under the sponsorship of"Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories (India)". Were evaluated the results of a 28-day course of treatment of 30 patients with GERD, including those with severe reflux esophagitis (erosive and ulcerative), who received 40 mg of pantoprazole as monotherapy. Was found an algorithm with an intermediate control efficacy to individualizing the approach to therapy. As a result 16,7% of patients with severe reflux esophagitis required increasing the dose of pantoprazole to 80 mg/day in two divided doses, and the rest (83,3%) patients to achieve clinical and endoscopic remission of GERD was sufficient single dose of 40 mg of the drug. The results of this study indicated the efficacy and safety of the Panum drug in the treatment of GERD, including its complicated forms.