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Generic Prevacid(Generic name: Lansoprazole)
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Prevacid Overview |
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Prevacid (generic name Lansoprazole) is a gastrointestinal drug. It is also used as Women's Health medication. This medication may be prescribed for other uses.
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brand names: Prevacid IV, Prevacid
generic name: Lansoprazole
Why is Prevacid prescribed? Prevacid blocks the production of stomach acid. It is prescribed for the short-term treatment (4 to 8 weeks) of the following: - Stomach ulcer
- Duodenal ulcer (near the exit from the stomach)
- Erosive esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus)
- Heartburn and other symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (also known as GERD, which occurs when stomach acid backs up into the tube connecting the throat to the stomach).
Once a duodenal ulcer or case of esophagitis has cleared up, the doctor may continue prescribing Prevacid to prevent a relapse. Prevacid is also prescribed to reduce the risk of stomach ulcers in people who develop this problem while taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Advil, Motrin, and Naprosyn. The drug is also used for long-term treatment of certain diseases marked by excessive acid production, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Prevacid is also prescribed as part of a combination treatment to eliminate the H. pylori infection that causes most cases of duodenal ulcer.
How does it work? HeliClear contains a combination of three different medicines; Zoton capsules (containing the active ingredient Lansoprazole), Klaricid tablets (containing the active ingredient clarithromycin) and amoxicillin capsules. This combination of medicines is taken as a one or two week course to eradicate a type of bacteria called Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) from the gut. H pylori bacteria are associated with most stomach and duodenal ulcers. Eradicating the bacteria with this course of medicines helps to heal duodenal ulcers and prevent them coming back.
Lansoprazole (Prevacid) is a type of medicine called a proton pump inhibitor. Proton pumps are found on cells that line the stomach and are used by these cells to produce stomach acid. Lansoprazole works by stopping the proton pumps from working. This reduces the production of acid in the stomach, and the reduced acidity allows the ulcer to heal. At the same time it creates an environment in which the antibiotics amoxicillin and clarithromycin can be more effective at killing the H pylori bacteria.
Amoxicillin belongs to a group of antibiotics called penicillins. It kills the H pylori bacteria by interfering with their ability to form cell walls. Bacterial cell walls normally contain several cross-links that make them strong. Amoxicillin prevents the bacteria from making these cross-links. As a result, the cell walls are weakened and the bacteria rupture and die.
Clarithromycin is a different type of antibiotic, called a macrolide. It works in a different way to amoxicillin; by preventing the H pylori from producing proteins essential to the bacterial cells. Without these proteins the bacteria cannot grow, replicate and increase in numbers.
The triple action of these three medicines eradicates the H pylori bacteria, allows the ulcer to heal and prevents it from recurring.
What happens if I overdose? Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine. An overdose of Lansoprazole (Prevacid) is not expected to produce life-threatening symptoms.
Where can I keep my medicine?
Keep out of the reach of children in a container that small children cannot open.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Protect from moisture. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
How should you take Prevacid? Prevacid should be taken before meals. If you're using the regular delayed-release capsules and you're having trouble swallowing them, you can sprinkle the contents on a tablespoon of applesauce; swallow immediately without chewing or crushing the granules. You can also mix the granules with 2 ounces of orange juice or tomato juice. (Rinse the glass with an additional 4 ounces of juice to make sure you get the entire dose.) You can also use delayed-release Prevacid SoluTabs, which are orally disintegrating tablets. Each tablet should be placed on the tongue, where it will dissolve in about 1 minute. The dissolved particles can be swallowed with or without water. The SoluTabs should not be chewed or swallowed whole. If you or your child has trouble swallowing the SoluTabs, you have the option of dissolving the tablet in water and administering the solution with an oral syringe or through a nasogastric tube. For specific instructions, talk to your doctor. The general steps are as follows:
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