See more Take this medication by mouth before a meal as directed by your doctor, usually once daily
Prevacid (lansoprazole) is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) used to treat and prevent stomach and intestinal ulcers, erosive esophagitis (damage to the esophagus from stomach acid), and other conditions
lupus; low levels of magnesium in your blood; or osteoporosis or low bone mineral density (osteopenia)
Highlights for lansoprazole Lansoprazole oral capsule is available as a
It may take up
Taking this medicine for a long time may
You may open the capsule and put the contents in 1 teaspoon of applesauce
If it is difficult to swallow the capsule, open and sprinkle granules on one tablespoon of applesauce, pudding, cottage cheese, yogurt, or strained pears and swallow right away
However, if the next scheduled dose is due, do not take the missed dose, and take the
If you also take sucralfate, take this medicine (lansoprazole orally disintegrating tablets) at least 30 minutes before taking sucralfate
Take PREVACID or PREVACID SoluTab at least 30 minutes prior to sucralfate [see Drug Interactions (7)]
If you are taking this medicine to treat an ulcer that is associated with an H
PPIs and antacids are not benign
acid producing cells)
Usual Adult Dose for Systemic Mastocytosis
This means that you stop taking your PPI daily, but you take a dose whenever your GERD symptoms bother you
Side effects of famotidine (Pepcid AC) include headache, dizziness, and constipation
Prevacid should start to work immediately after taking it, as it works to neutralize your
nausea and vomiting of the prevacid
Do not take for more than 14 days or more often than every 4 months, unless directed by a doctor