Prevacid Treats Esophagitis, Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome And Aids In Healing Of Intestinal Ulcers

Prevacid General Information

Generic Name: lansoprazole

Brand Name: Prevacid

Prevacid, whose generic name is lansoprazole, is used to decrease the amount of acid produced in the stomach.

Prevacid Uses

 It is used for the treatment and prevention of stomach and intestinal ulcers. The drug is also intended for the treatment of esophagitis which is damage caused to the esophagus by the stomach acid. Other conditions involving excessive acid production in the stomach like the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome are also treated by this drug.

How Take Prevacid

Each dose of Prevacid is to be taken with 8 ounces of water. Prevacid capsule should be taken before eating. It is a delayed release capsule and so it should be taken as a whole. But in case it appears to be difficult, the medicine can be taken out of the capsule and mixed with a spoonful of applesauce, pudding, yogurt, strained pears or a nutritional drink. The mixture is to be swallowed as a whole without chewing. The inner medicine can also be mixed with 2 ounces of tomato juice, apple juice and orange juice. The oral granules can be mixed with 2 tablespoons of water for drinking it directly. The dose should be taken in appropriate quantity and so additional amount of water should be poured in the same cup to take in the residue. The orally disintegrating form of Prevacid would dissolve right away after placing it inside the mouth. This orally disintegrating form can also be pushed into the mouth by means of a syringe. The 15-milligram tablet is to be placed in a 15-milliliter syringe and 10 milliliters of water should be sucked inside the syringe. The tablet should be dissolved in the water by shaking and then the syringe can be emptied inside the mouth.

Prevacid Warnings

An adjustment of dose is necessary if a user is suffering from a liver disease. Prevacid should not be taken with Sucralfate and so it is advised to allow a time gap 30 minutes between the two medications. Sucralfate decreases the body’s capability to absorb Prevacid. Phenylalanine might be present in some forms and so a doctor needs to be informed if a patient has phenylketonuria. This medication is not meant for a child younger than 1 year. The doctor should be informed whether the user is preparing to get pregnant although the drug is not known to be harmful for an unborn baby. It is also not clear whether the drug passes into the breast milk. But still, lactating mothers need to inform their doctors.

Prevacid Missed Dose

The missed dose should be taken as soon as it comes into the mind. But if the time for the next dose has already approached, then there is no need to take the missed dose. Additional medicines should not be taken to compensate for the missed doses.

Prevacid Side Effects

The common side effects due to the intake of Prevacid include headache, diarrhea, constipation, nausea and stomach pain. The doctors need to be consulted if allergic reactions like hives, suffocation and swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat are found to occur. The side effects can be reported at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Prevacid Storage

The medicine needs room temperature for its proper preservation. It should be stored away from heat and moisture.

Prevacid Overdose
 

Doctors need to be informed about a Prevacid overdose. But an overdose of this drug was not found to be related with life-threatening symptoms.

Prevacid More Information

One should inform his doctor if he using interacting drugs like clopidogrel, ketoconazole, ampicillin, iron, theophylline and digoxin and all other over-the-counter medications. Lansoprazole is available as Prevacid in the form of 15 mg pink/ green capsules, 30 mg pink/black capsules, as white to pale brownish granules of delayed-release oral suspension and as yellowish tablets with brown specks of the delayed-release orally disintegrating tablets.