DAY 1 START: 1  Pick the day label strip that starts with the first day of your period. 2  Take the first orange âactiveâ pill of the first pack during the first 24 hours of your period. 3  You will not need to use a back-up method of birth control, since you are starting the pill at the beginning of your period.
Sucralfate is an anti-ulcer medication. Sucralfate is not greatly absorbed into the body through the digestive tract. It works mainly in the lining of the stomach by adhering to ulcer sites and protecting them from acids, enzymes, and bile salts. Sucralfate is used to treat an active duodenal ulcer.
H2 receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors are thought to be more appropriate in the older foal. Sucralfate is used to treat gastric ulcers and ulcers of the right dorsal colon in adult horses. It usually is used with an H2 receptor antagonist or a proton pump inhibitor such as omeprazole. Sucralfate appears to provide significant pain relief in horses that show abdominal pain due to ulcers.