Read the Medication Guide and the Patient Information Leaflet, if available, from your pharmacist before you start taking lansoprazole and every time you refill.
Take this medicine by mouth as directed by the doctor, usually once a day, before a meal. The dosage and duration of treatment are based on the medical condition and response to treatment. The dose of children is also based on age and weight.
Handle your tablet with your dry hands. Put the tablet on your tongue and let it disintegrate. It takes less than a minute.
Swallow the remaining particles with or without water. Do not crush, chew, or break down a tablet or a particle.
If you have trouble swallowing the tablet, dissolve it in water and take the mixture by mouth through an oral syringe.
Place the tablet in an oral syringe and add the correct amount of water for your dose (4 millilitres for a 15-milligram tablet or 10 millilitres for a 30-milligram tablet).
Shake the syringe gently to dissolve the tablet, and swallow the liquid within 15 minutes.
To make sure you have taken the total dose, refill the syringe with water (2 millilitres for the 15-milligram tablet or 5 millilitres for the 30-milligram tablet), shake again, and swallow all the liquid. Do not prepare the liquid mixture for later use.
Before taking Lansoprazole, inform your doctor or pharmacist about any allergies or medical history, especially liver disease or lupus.
Seek immediate medical help if you experience severe symptoms like chest pain or unusual sweating. Discuss any dietary restrictions with your doctor, especially if you have phenylketonuria (PKU).
Inform your doctor about all medications and supplements you use, especially before surgery.
Discuss with your doctor about the risks of bone fractures associated with long-term use of proton pump inhibitors like Lansoprazole.
Lansoprazole vs Pantoprazole
Lansoprazole
Pantoprazole
Molecular Formula: C16H14F3N3O2S
Formula: C16H15F2N3O4S
Brand name Prevacid
Brand name Protonix
Reduces stomach acid
Used as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
Lansoprazole is used to treat certain problems with the stomach and esophagus (such as acid reflux, ulcers).
Used in the treatment of stomach ulcers, short-term treatment of erosive esophagitis due to gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Lansoprazole is used to treat certain problems with the stomach and esophagus (such as acid reflux, ulcers). It works by reducing the amount of acid your stomach makes. It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent coughing. This medicine helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and can help prevent esophageal cancer. Lansoprazole is a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).
2. How long should you take Lansoprazole?
Your doctor will tell you how long to take lansoprazole (usually for 4 to 8 weeks). Some people may need to take it longer. It is best to take the lowest effective dose for the shortest time possible.
3. Do I have to take lansoprazole on an empty stomach?
This medicine works best if it is taken on an empty stomach 30 to 60 minutes before food. Take your medication at regular intervals. Do not take more than directed.
4. Is it safe to take Lansoprazole long term?
Taking lansoprazole for more than a year may increase your chances of having certain side effects, including bone fractures. Infections of the gut. Vitamin B12 deficiency—symptoms include feeling very tired, a sore and red tongue, ulcers in the mouth, pins, and needles.
5. Can Lansoprazole cause weight gain?
Check with your doctor right away if you have a change in the frequency of urine or urine, blood in your urine, fever, joint pain, loss of appetite, skin rash, swelling of your body or feet and ankles, unusual tiredness or weakness, or unusual weight gain.
6. Can I take Lansoprazole with omeprazole?
No interactions were identified between lansoprazole and omeprazole. This does not necessarily mean that there are no interactions. Always consult with your health care provider.
7. Is lansoprazole an antacid?
It relieves symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty swallowing, and persistent coughing. This medicine helps heal acid damage to the stomach and esophagus, helps prevent ulcers, and can help prevent esophageal cancer. Lansoprazole is a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).
8. Can Lansoprazole cause dementia?
PPIs (omeprazole, lansoprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole, and others) help reduce the amount of stomach acid produced by the glands in the lining of the stomach. Research published online on 15 February in JAMA Neurology has shown that there may be an association between chronic use of PPIs and an increased risk of dementia.
9. Can Lansoprazole affect your liver?
For people with liver problems: if you have liver problems or a history of liver disease, you may not be able to remove this medicine from your body. If you have severe liver disease, your doctor may reduce your dose of lansoprazole.
10. Can Lansoprazole cause depression?
Specifically, the risk of clinical depression increased in those taking pantoprazole, lansoprazole, and rabeprazole, while in those taking omeprazole and esomeprazole, only a trend of significance was noted.
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