Comparative Pharmacology
Head-to-head clinical analysis: DEXILANT SOLUTAB versus ZEGERID.
Peer-Reviewed Evidence
Head-to-head clinical analysis: DEXILANT SOLUTAB versus ZEGERID.
DEXILANT SOLUTAB vs ZEGERID
Comparing the clinical profiles, pharmacokinetic behaviors, and safety indices of these two therapeutic agents.
Proton pump inhibitor that suppresses gastric acid secretion by specific inhibition of the H+/K+ ATPase enzyme system at the secretory surface of gastric parietal cells.
Proton pump inhibitor that irreversibly inhibits the H+/K+ ATPase enzyme system at the secretory surface of gastric parietal cells, suppressing basal and stimulated gastric acid secretion.
30 mg orally once daily for 4-8 weeks; for non-erosive GERD, 30 mg orally once daily for 4 weeks; for erosive esophagitis, 60 mg orally once daily for up to 8 weeks; for maintenance of healed EE and relief of heartburn, 30 mg orally once daily. Administer without regard to food; dissolve tablet in water.
20 mg or 40 mg orally once daily before a meal.
None Documented
None Documented
Terminal elimination half-life is approximately 1-2 hours; however, the pharmacodynamic half-life (duration of acid suppression) is prolonged due to accumulation in parietal cell canaliculi.
1.0–1.5 hours in plasma; however, the pharmacodynamic half-life is longer due to irreversible inhibition of H+/K+-ATPase; drug effect persists for 24 hours after single dose.
Renal (approx. 53% as metabolites, <2% as unchanged drug), biliary/fecal (approx. 47%).
Approximately 82% renal (as metabolites), 18% fecal (via bile); less than 1% unchanged in urine.
Category C
Category C
Proton Pump Inhibitor
Proton Pump Inhibitor