A method of treating
gastric acid disorders by administering to a patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a
proton pump inhibitor (PPI) in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention provides an oral solution / suspension comprising a
proton pump inhibitor and at least one
buffering agent. The PPI can be any substituted
benzimidazole compound having H+,K+-
ATPase inhibiting activity and being unstable to acid.
Omeprazole and
lansoprazole are the preferred PPIs for use in
oral suspensions in concentrations of at least greater than 1.2 mg / ml and 0.3 mg, respectively. The
liquid oral compositions can be further comprised of parietal
cell activators, anti-foaming agents and / or
flavoring agents. The inventive compositions can alternatively be formulated as a
powder, tablet, suspension tablet, chewable tablet,
capsule, effervescent
powder,
effervescent tablet,
pellets and granules. Such dosage forms are advantageously devoid of any
enteric coating or delayed or sustained-release delivery mechanisms, and comprise a PPI and at least one
buffering agent to protect the PPI against acid degradation. Similar to the
liquid dosage form, the dry forms can further include anti-foaming agents, parietal
cell activators and
flavoring agents. Kits utilizing the inventive dry dosage forms are also disclosed herein to provide for the easy preparation of a
liquid composition from the dry forms. In accordance with the present invention, there is further provided a method of treating
gastric acid disorders by administering to a patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a
proton pump inhibitor in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one
buffering agent wherein the administering step comprises providing a patient with a single
dose of the composition without requiring further administering of the buffering agent. Additionally, the present invention relates to a method for enhancing the pharmacological activity of an intravenously administered
proton pump inhibitor in which at least one parietal
cell activator is orally administered to the patient before, during or after the intravenous administration of the
proton pump inhibitor.