Characteristics
In our modern life, more and more people are suffering from gastric diseases. Gastric acid is essential to the digestion of food, while it attacks the damaged gastric mucosa and aggravates lesions.WEISEN-U is composed of dry coated tablet consisting of inner core and outer layer of tablet which play an important role in the formulation.Dried Aluminum Hydroxide Gel contained in the outer layer of tablet, which neutralizes gastric acid, protects the damaged gastric mucosa from the attack of gastric acid and pepsin by forming a layer on the surface of gastric mucosa. Biodiastase 2000, which is also contained in the outer of tablet, promotes digestion and absorption of starch and mitigates the load on the stomach.Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride(Vitamin U) contained in the inner core of tablet has an action to restore the damaged gastric mucosa. Thus WEISEN-U can prevent the damaged gastric mucosa (gastric lesion) from developing into an ulcer.Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride has the following structure.
Composition of Dual-Action WEISEN-U Tablets
Each WEISEN-U tablet consists of 2 tablets, an outer yellowish green tablet containing antacids and an enclosed inner core tablet containing Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride
OUTER LAYER (yellowish green)Biodiastase 2000.........25mg
Dried Aluminum Hydroxide Gel...192mg
Magnesium Hydroxide(excipient).159mg
INNER CORE (white to yellowish white)Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride.25mgSccharin sodium, Food yellow No.4 (tartrazine), and Food yellowNo.5 are formulated additives.