Rabeprazole is an antiulcer drug in the class of proton pump inhibitors. It is a prodrug - in the acid environment of the parietal cells it turns into active sulphenamide form. Rabeprazole inhibits the H+, K+ATPase of the coating gastric cells and dose-dependent oppresses basal and stimulated gastric acid secretion.
For the treatment of acid-reflux disorders (GERD), peptic ulcer disease, H. pylori eradication, and prevention of gastroinetestinal bleeds with NSAID use.
Pfizer Investigational Site, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Hammersmith Medicines Research, London, United Kingdom
Outpatient Department Building, Beijing, Beijing, China
Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan (Satellite hospital of Osaka City University), Osaka, Japan
Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan, Saga, Japan
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan, Osaka, Japan
Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea, Republic of
Investigational Site, Austin, Texas, United States
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