VENTRA

This brand name is authorized in Hong Kong SAR China, UK.

Active ingredients

The drug VENTRA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Esomeprazole UNII 36H71644EQ - ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM DIHYDRATE
	Esomeprazole is the S-isomer of omeprazole and reduces gastric acid secretion through a specific targeted mechanism of action. Esomeprazole is a weak base and is concentrated and converted to the active form in the highly acidic environment of the secretory canaliculi of the parietal cell, where it inhibits the enzyme H+ K+ -ATPase – the acid pump and inhibits both basal and stimulated acid secretion.
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document	Type	Information Source
VENTRA Gastro-resistant capsule, hard	MPI, EU: SmPC	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
A02BC05	Esomeprazole	A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A02 Drugs for acid related disorders → A02B DRUGS FOR PEPTIC ULCER AND GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GORD) → A02BC Proton pump inhibitors
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	336648, 336653
HK	Department of Health Drug Office	65846, 65847