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What does it do?
This product is used in the short term treatment of duodenal ulcers. Its exact mechanism of action is unknown but it is thought to cover and protect at the actual ulcer site allowing it time to heal.
Last text update: 2010-12-15
Last data update: 2012-01-14
General Information:
- 6.3
- Carafate Average Satisfaction Score
- 70% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Carafate.
MediGuard regularly polls our more than 1,200 users taking Carafate (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.
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Global Patient Feedback for Carafate (Sucralfate)
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Dr. has put me on Carafate for Gastritis, and now I am worried about taking my antidepressant, Pristiq which I need for severe depression, how should I take them? I have not been instructed and am worried it will not work properly. Thank You
- 65 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2011-05-09 09:05:11
I had a Whipple procedure 2 yrs ago, and have bile leaking into my stomach which causes a gnawing in my stomach. My doctor just put me on Sucralfate 3x a day before meals. It seems to really be helpful. I break them in half to make them easier to swallow.
- 63 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2010-12-20 06:49:14
I was prescribed Carafate years ago for stomach ulcers. My Dr. told me to disolve it in water first and then drink it, it doesn't taste very good, but it is the only thing that I have found that works. I don't take mine on a regular basis, only as needed. I also take Nexium to help with the ulcers, but sometimes that is just not enough. I love this stuff!
- 36 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2010-06-25 11:22:41
