Epicogel indications
Epicogel is a vaccine which helps prevent hepatitis A and typhoid
fever. Hepatitis A is an infectious illness of the liver caused by a virus.
Typhoid fever is an infectious illness caused by a type of bacteria called
Salmonella typhi.
This vaccine should only be given to adults and teenagers aged 15
years and above.
Uses of Epicogel in details
Aluminum hydroxide either alone or in combination with some other drugs is used to treat heartburn, upset or sour stomach, peptic ulcer and related pain, gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD). It is also used in patients with kidney problems to reduce phosphate levels.
Epicogel description
A metallic element that has the atomic number 13, atomic symbol Al, and atomic weight 26.98. [PubChem]
Epicogel dosage
Oral
As an antacid
Adult: Up to 1 g daily.
Oral
Hyperphosphataemia in patients with chronic renal failure
Adult: Dose is adjusted to the individual patient's requirement. Up to 10 g/day may be given in divided doses with meals.
Max
Dosage: 10 g daily in divided doses.
Epicogel interactions
Using other medicines and vaccines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently
taken any other medicines including medicines obtained without
prescription. Epicogel can be given at the same time as most other
routine vaccines. The doctor will ensure that the vaccines are injected
separately and into different parts of the body. Epicogel must not be
mixed with other vaccines in the same syringe.
In particular talk to your doctor if:
• you are to be given ‘yellow fever vaccine
Epicogel side effects
Allergic reactions (these may occur with up to 1 in 10,000 doses of
the vaccine)
If you have an allergic reaction, see your doctor straight away. The
signs may include:
• your face swelling
• low blood pressure
• difficulty breathing
• your skin going blue
• loss of consciousness.
These signs usually start very soon after the injection has been given to
you. See a doctor straight away if they happen after leaving the clinic.
Other side effects include:
Very Common (these may occur with 1 in 10 doses or more of the
vaccine)
• pain and redness at the injection site
Common (these may occur with up to 1 in 10 doses of the vaccine)
• swelling at the injection site
• feeling generally unwell
• headache
• general aches
• a high temperature (fever)
• feeling sick
• itching.
Very Rare (these may occur with up to 1 in 10,000 doses of the vaccine)
• fainting
• skin rashes
• fits (convulsions)
• joint or muscle pains
• problems with your nerves, signs may include: pins and needles,
loss of feeling or numbness, problems moving your arms and legs or
difficulty with walking and moving about.
Epicogel contraindications
Epicogel should not be given if:
• you are allergic (hypersensitive) to Epicogel or any of the
ingredients (listed in Section 6)
• you are allergic (hypersensitive) to any other hepatitis A injection or
any other typhoid injection
• you are allergic to neomycin, an antibiotic used to treat skin infections
• you have a high temperature (fever).
Epicogel should not be given if any of the above applies to you. If you
are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before having Epicogel.
Active ingredient matches for Epicogel:
Aluminium Hydroxide in Oman.
Dimethicone/Magnesium Hydroxide
Ordinary salt combinations and antiflatulents in Romania.
List of Epicogel substitutes (brand and generic names) | Sort by popularity |
| Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer) | Price, USD |
| Entasid-MPS (India) | |
| ENTASID-MPS oral susp 170ml (Cadila) | $ 0.41 |
| Epra Gel (India) | |
| Epra Gel Dried aluminium hydroxide gel250 mg, simethicone 25 mg, magnesium hydroxide 250 mg/5mL. O-SUSP / 170ml (Andic) | |
| EPRA GEL oral susp 170ml (Andic) | |
| Estacid (India) | |
| Estacid Dried aluminium hydroxide 200mg, Magnesium hydroxide 200mg, Methylpolysiloxane 25 mg. SUSP / 170ml (Ester) | $ 0.51 |
| 170ml (Ester) | $ 0.51 |
| ESTACID oral susp 170ml (Ester) | $ 0.51 |
| Euracid (India) | |
| Euracid Euracid SYR / 170ml (Alpic (Eucrasia)) | $ 0.72 |
| EURACID syr 170ml (Alpic (Eucrasia)) | $ 0.72 |
| Gastosis (India) | |
| Gastosis Oxethazaine 10 mg, Driedaluminium hydroxide 291 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 98 mg. SYR / 170ml (Intel Pharmaceuticals) | $ 0.75 |
| 170ml (Intel Pharmaceuticals) | $ 0.75 |
| Gastosis 170 ml Syrup (Intel Pharmaceuticals) | $ 0.02 |
| GASTOSIS syr 170ml (Intel Pharmaceuticals) | $ 0.75 |
| Gastrokul (India) | |
| Gastrokul Dried aluminium hydroxide 300mg, magnesium hydroxide 250mg, simethicone 40 mg/5 mL. O-SUSP / 200ml (Pranshu) | |
| GASTROKUL oral susp 200ml (Pranshu) | |
| Gastromax-O (India) | |
| Gastromax-O Magnesium hydroxide 150 mg, Dried aluminium hydroxide 300mg, Simethicone 125 mg, Sodiumalginate 100 mg, Oxetacaine 10mg/5 mL. SUSP / 170ml (Elder) | $ 0.64 |
| 170ml (Elder) | $ 0.64 |
| GASTROMAX-O oral susp 170ml (Elder) | $ 0.64 |
| Gelagel (India) | |
| Gelagel Dried aluminium hydroxide 200mg, Magnesium hydroxide 200mg, Simethicone 25 mg/5 mL. SYR / 170ml (Shince) | $ 0.43 |
| 170ml (Shince) | $ 0.43 |
| GELAGEL syr 170ml (Shince) | $ 0.43 |
| Gelal (Uruguay) | |
| Gelinta-MPS (India) | |
| Gelinta-MPS Dried aluminium hydroxide 250mg, magnesium hydroxide 250mg, activated dimeticone 50mg. O-SUSP / 170ml (Intas) | $ 0.66 |
| GELINTA-MPS oral susp 170ml (Intas) | $ 0.66 |
| Gelona (India) | |
| Gelona Aluminium hydroxide Gel 200mg, Magnesium hydroxide 200mg, Activateddimethylpolysiloxane 50 mg. SUSP / 170ml (Sayona Medicare Pvt Ltd) | $ 0.42 |
| 170ml (Sayona Medicare Pvt Ltd) | $ 0.42 |
| Gelona 170 ml Suspension (Sayona Medicare Pvt Ltd) | $ 0.01 |
| GELONA oral susp 170ml (Sayona Medicare Pvt Ltd) | $ 0.42 |
| Gelox MPS (India) | |
| Gelox MPS Dried aluminium hydroxide 200mg, Magnesium hydroxide 200mg, Methylpolysiloxane 20 mg. SUSP / 170ml | $ 0.51 |
| 170ml | $ 0.51 |
| Gelumina (Portugal) | |
| Gelusil MPS Tablet | |
| Gelusil MPS Tablet (Pfizer Limited (Pharmacia India Pvt Ltd)) | $ 0.01 |
| Gelusil Plus Tab (India) | |
| Gelusil Plus Tab Dried aluminium hydroxide 300mg, magnesium hydroxide 150mg, magnesium aluminiumsilicate 75 mg. TAB / 4 (Pfizer) | $ 0.10 |
| GELUSIL PLUS TAB tab 4's (Pfizer) | $ 0.10 |
| Gelusil-MPS (India) | |
| Gelusil-MPS Activated dimethicone 50 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 250 mg, Dried aluminium hydroxide 250mg/5 mL. LIQD / 170ml (Pfizer) | $ 0.60 |
| Gelusil-MPS Activated dimethicone 50 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 250 mg, Dried aluminium hydroxide 250mg/5 mL. LIQD / 400ml (Pfizer) | $ 1.06 |
| 170ml (Pfizer) | $ 0.60 |
| 400ml (Pfizer) | $ 1.06 |
| GELUSIL-MPS oral susp 170ml (Pfizer) | $ 0.70 |
| GELUSIL-MPS oral susp 400ml (Pfizer) | $ 1.06 |
| Gelusil-MPS TAB (India) | |
| Gelusil-MPS TAB Activated dimethicone 50 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 250 mg, Dried aluminium hydroxide 250mg, Magnesium aluminiumsilicate 50 mg. TAB / 10 (Pfizer) | $ 0.12 |
| 10's (Pfizer) | $ 0.12 |
| GELUSIL-MPS TAB chewable tab 10's (Pfizer) | $ 0.12 |
See 435 substitutes for Epicogel | |
References
- DailyMed. "MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- PubChem. "DIMETHICONE". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sub... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- PubChem. "MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/com... (accessed September 17, 2018).
Reviews
The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Epicogel are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Epicogel. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.User reports
2 consumers reported useful
Was the Epicogel drug useful in terms of decreasing the symptom or the disease?According to the reports released by ndrugs.com website users, the below mentioned percentages of users say the drug is useful / not useful to them in decreasing their symptoms/disease. The usefulness of the drug depends on many factors, like severity of the disease, perception of symptom, or disease by the patient, brand name used [matters only to a certain extent], other associated conditions of the patient. If the drug is not effective or useful in your case, you need to meet the doctor to get re-evaluated about your symptoms/disease, and he will prescribe an alternative drug.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Not useful | 2 | 100.0% | |
3 consumers reported price estimates
Was the price you paid to purchase the drug reasonable? Did you feel it was expensive?The below mentioned numbers have been reported by ndrugs.com website users about whether the Epicogel drug is expensive or inexpensive. There is a mixed opinion among users. The rating about the cost of the drug depends on factors like which brand drug the patient purchased, how effective it was for the price paid, the country or place the drug is marketed, and the economic condition of the patient. The users who feel the drug is expensive can look for an alternative brand drug or a generic drug to save the cost.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Not expensive | 3 | 100.0% | |
12 consumers reported time for results
To what extent do I have to use Epicogel before I begin to see changes in my health conditions?As part of the reports released by ndrugs.com website users, it takes 5 days and a few days before you notice an improvement in your health conditions.
Please note, it doesn't mean you will start to notice such health improvement in the same time frame as other users. There are many factors to consider, and we implore you to visit your doctor to know how long before you can see improvements in your health while taking Epicogel. To get the time effectiveness of using Epicogel drug by other patients, please click here.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 days | 4 | 33.3% | |
| 1 month | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 1 week | 2 | 16.7% | |
| > 3 month | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 days | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 2 weeks | 1 | 8.3% | |
26 consumers reported age
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-29 | 7 | 26.9% | |
| < 1 | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 6-15 | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 1-5 | 4 | 15.4% | |
| 30-45 | 4 | 15.4% | |
| > 60 | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 46-60 | 1 | 3.8% | |
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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology
