Sucralfate

The label describes sucralfate for short-term treatment, up to 8 weeks, of active duodenal ulcer. It is also used as maintenance therapy at a reduced dose after ulcers have healed.

The label notes that duodenal ulcer is a chronic, recurrent disease and that treatment is not expected to change how often it comes back.

• Active duodenal ulcer, up to 8 weeks
• Maintenance after healing

The label we reviewed does not describe how sucralfate works.

This page covers the US label for sucralfate tablets taken by mouth, with the dosing the label gives for adults.

This is label-level information, not personal advice. Indian pack labels may differ, and your prescriber's instruction always comes first.

For adults with an active duodenal ulcer, the label describes 1 g four times a day on an empty stomach. Treatment is continued for 4 to 8 weeks unless healing is confirmed earlier.

For maintenance therapy, the label describes 1 g twice a day. Antacids may be used for pain but not within half an hour before or after sucralfate.

For older people, the label advises cautious dose selection, usually starting at the low end.

• 1 g four times a day on an empty stomach for an active ulcer
• 1 g twice a day for maintenance
• Keep antacids half an hour apart
• Usually 4 to 8 weeks

It is contraindicated in people allergic to sucralfate or its ingredients. Use caution with swallowing difficulty, because tablet aspiration has been reported.

Small amounts of aluminum are absorbed. People with chronic kidney failure or on dialysis can accumulate aluminum, so the label advises caution in them.

In pregnancy, use only if clearly needed. The label advises caution in nursing mothers, as it is not known if the drug passes into milk.

• Not for people allergic to it
• Caution with swallowing problems
• Caution in chronic kidney failure or dialysis
• Aluminum-containing antacids add to aluminum load
• Pregnancy: only if clearly needed

• Fluoroquinolone antibiotics, tetracycline
• Digoxin, levothyroxine, phenytoin, theophylline
• Warfarin
• Take other medicines apart from sucralfate
• The label says sucralfate may reduce absorption of cimetidine, digoxin, fluoroquinolone antibiotics, ketoconazole, levothyroxine, phenytoin, quinidine, ranitidine, tetracycline and theophylline.
• Warfarin effect was reported to fall in some cases.
• Giving the other medicine 2 hours before sucralfate removed the interaction in the studies named.

No match in this label text. Ask your pharmacist about any medicine you take.

The label text we reviewed gives no storage temperature for this product.

Follow the storage line on your own pack, and keep medicines out of the reach of children.

In the Drugs Rules schedules we checked, sucralfate is listed under Schedule H (serial and rule: Schedule H, serial 470 (rules 65 and 97)). Schedule H medicines are sold only on a registered doctor's prescription.

We did not find sucralfate on the National List of Essential Medicines 2022 in the list we checked.

NPPA lists ceiling prices for scheduled sucralfate formulations. The table shows the rows we found. Check NPPA directly for the current list.

The Jan Aushadhi (PMBJP) list we checked has 2 product rows that mention sucralfate. We did not capture prices for them.

The banned fixed-dose combination list we checked has 5 entries that mention sucralfate. This does not mean the single medicine is banned. Use our checker for a specific combination.

NPPA ceiling prices set the most a seller can charge per unit for the listed formulations, before local taxes. They are ceilings, not the price you will always pay.

Jan Aushadhi lists sucralfate products including Sucralfate Suspension 500mg per 5ml 500mg per 5ml; Sucralfate 1g and Oxetacaine 10mg Suspension per 10ml 1g. We have not shown a price for them. Check the pack and the seller for the actual price.