If you are suffering from kidney problems, having regular dialysis, or have diabetes, then inform your doctor before starting Carafate. Take this medication on an empty stomach, a couple of hours before or after a meal. Although you might feel your condition improving make sure that you take this medication for the prescribed number of days. Avoid using any other medication with Carafate. Make sure to have a gap of at least a couple of hours to allow easy absorption of other medications by the body.Don’t use any antacids without the doctor’s advice. Use only the ones prescribed by your doctor at least half an hour before or after Carafate.The usually prescribed dose for treatment of ulcers is Sucralfate 1 gm. Tablet. This tablet is given four times a day for one or two months depending on the condition of the patient.

Tell your doctor if you are allergic to sucralfate, pregnant or breastfeeding before starting Carafate. If you have a history of swallowing, kidney, breathing, or stomach problems be sure to discuss these problems with your doctor before beginning the Carafate treatment. Kidneys do not function properly in old age.Carafate contains aluminum which is usually removed by the kidneys. Therefore, older people are at a higher risk of developing high aluminum levels when they use this medicine with antacids.

Carafate (Sucralfate)

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