Helidac kit (triple therapy)

Indications

Therapy for Helicobacter pylori

Contraindications

pregnancy-category D

safety in lactation -

Dosage

• tetracycline 500 mg QID
• metronidazole 250 QID
• bismuth subsalicylate (Peptobismol) 524 mg QID (2 tabs QID)

Duration of therapy: 14 days.

Pharmacokinetics

elimination: liver > kidney

Notes

• see triple whammy for interaction of NSAIDs, diuretics & ACE inhibitors

More general terms

• bismuth subsalicylate/metronidazole/tetracycline

Additional terms

• Helicobacter pylori
• triple whammy

Components

• tetracycline (Achromycin, Sumycin, Bristacycline)
• metronidazole (Flagyl, MetroGel)
• bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol, BSS, Kaopectate)