What Happens if You Take Sucralfate With Food

Uses
- What Is Sucralfate and How Does It Work?
Dosage
- What Are Dosages of Sucralfate?
Side Effects
- What Are Side Effects Associated with Using Sucralfate?
Drug Interactions
- What Other Drugs Interact with Sucralfate?
Warnings and Precautions
- What Are Warnings and Precautions for Sucralfate?

Brand Name: Carafate

Generic Name: Sucralfate

Drug Class: Gastrointestinal Agents, Other

What Is Sucralfate and How Does It Work?

Sucralfate is indicated for short-term treatment (up to 8 weeks) of active duodenal ulcer. While healing with sucralfate may occur during the first week or two, treatment should be continued for 4 to 8 weeks unless healing has been demonstrated by X-ray or endoscopic examination.

Sucralfate is also indicated for maintenance therapy for duodenal ulcer patients at reduced dosage after healing of acute ulcers.

Sucralfate is available under the following different brand names: Carafate.

What Are Dosages of Sucralfate?

Dosages of Sucralfate:

Dosage Forms and Strengths

Tablet

Oral suspension

1000 mg/10mL

Dosage Considerations – Should be Given as Follows:

Duodenal Ulcer

Adult: 1 g orally every 6 hours initially; maintenance: 1 g orally every 12 hours
Take on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals
Pediatric (Off-label): 40-80 mg/kg/day orally divided every 6 hours

Stress Ulcer (Off-label)

Prophylaxis
1 g orally every 6 hours for 4-8 weeks
Take on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals

Stomatitis, Pediatric (Off-label)

500-1000 mg orally every 6 hours; 1g/10mL suspension every 6 hours; swish and spit or swish and swallow the suspension

Gastric Ulcer, Pediatric (Off-label)

40-80 mg/kg/day orally divided every 6 hours or 0.5-1 g orally every 6 hours

Dosing Modifications

Renal failure: Use with caution; aluminum salt may accumulate

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What Other Drugs Interact with Sucralfate?

If your doctor has directed you to use this medication, your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor, health care provider, or pharmacist first.

Severe Interactions of sucralfate include:

None

Serious Interactions of sucralfate include:

dolutegravir

Moderate Interactions of sucralfate include:

ciprofloxacin
fleroxacin
furosemide
gemifloxacin
ketoconazole
levofloxacin
moxifloxacin
norfloxacin
ofloxacin
vitamin D

Mild Interactions of sucralfate include:

aluminum hydroxide
anagrelide
demeclocycline
doxycycline
ethotoin
fosphenytoin
lansoprazole
lymecycline
minocycline
oxytetracycline
phenytoin
tetracycline
warfarin

This information does not contain all possible interactions or adverse effects. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share this information with your doctor and pharmacist. Check with your health care professional or doctor for additional medical advice, or if you have health questions, concerns, or for more information about this medicine.

What Are Warnings and Precautions for Sucralfate?

Warnings

This medication contains sucralfate. Do not take Carafate if you are allergic to sucralfate or any ingredients contained in this drug.

Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center immediately.

Contraindications

Documented hypersensitivity

Effects of Drug Abuse

None

Short-Term Effects

See "What Are Side Effects Associated with Using Sucralfate?"

Long-Term Effects

See "What Are Side Effects Associated with Using Sucralfate?"

Cautions

Not expected to alter the post healing frequency of recurrence or severity of duodenal ulceration; acts locally at the ulcer
Do not take antacids within 30 minutes of sucralfate dose
Aluminum absorption is increased; use with caution in patients with chronic renal failure or undergoing dialysis
Potential significant drug interactions possible; consult drug interaction database
Use tablet with caution in patients with conditions that may impair swallowing, or with altered gag/cough reflex
High blood sugar (hyperglycemia) has been reported when the drug is used in patients with diabetes
Sucralfate may alter the absorption of some drugs; take other medications 2 hours before taking sucralfate

Pregnancy and Lactation

Sucralfate may be acceptable for use during pregnancy. Either animal studies show no risk but human studies are not available or animal studies showed minor risks and human studies were done and showed no risk.
Sucralfate is probably safe for use during lactation because the drug is minimally absorbed; it is unknown whether sucralfate is excreted in breast milk. Consult your doctor.

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Medscape. Sucralfate.
https://reference.medscape.com/drug/carafate-sucralfate-342006
DailyMed. Sucralfate.
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=62819787-beb7-408a-9e23-a61b4720e99c
RxList. Carafate Product Monograph.
https://www.rxlist.com/carafate-side-effects-drug-center.htm

What Happens if You Take Sucralfate With Food

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