Article: Rabeprazole Delayed Release Tablets (Aciphex--Eisai Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica).(Brief Article)

THE FDA HAS APPROVED A THIRD PROTON PUMP inhibitor (PPI) for the treatment of duodenal ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Rabeprazole (Aciphex) joins omeprazole (Prilosec) and lansoprazole (Prevacid) in this competitive, $3 billion worldwide market. Rabeprazole will be comarketed in this country by Eisai Inc and Janssen Pharmaceutica. The drug is a pyridyl methysulfinyl benzaminidazole, chemically similar to omeprazole. The PPIs inhibit gastric acid secretion by inhibiting the proton pump (H+/K+ ATFase) in the canalicular membrane of gastric parietal cells. [1]

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Rabeprazole is approved for the healing of duodenal ulcers and ...

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