Like lansoprazole, these medicines are proton pump inhibitors. They work in the same way as lansoprazole to reduce acid in your stomach. They generally work as well as and have similar side effects to lansoprazole. However, they may be given in different doses to lansoprazole. Sometimes, if lansoprazole does not work or agree with you, your doctor may suggest you try taking another proton pump inhibitor. There are a variety of other pharmacy and prescription medicines for indigestion and heartburn.
Antacids , like calcium carbonate Tums , sodium bicarbonate, Maalox and Milk of Magnesia, relieve indigestion and heartburn by neutralising the acid in your stomach. They give quick relief that lasts for a few hours. They're ideal for occasional bouts of stomach acid symptoms. Some antacids, such as Gaviscon, have an extra ingredient called alginic acid. They work by lining your stomach so that juices from it don't splash up into your food pipe. They're especially good for relieving acid reflux.
H2 blockers histamine antagonists reduce the amount of acid made in your stomach, but they do this in a different way to proton pump inhibitors. They include ranitidine Zantac , cimetidine Tagamet , famotidine Pepcid and nizatidine Axid. In general, proton pump inhibitors like lansoprazole are used first because they are better than H2 blockers at reducing stomach acid.
However, if you do not get on with a proton pump inhibitor for example, because of side effects , your doctor may prescribe an H2 blocker. You can buy famotidine and ranitidine without a prescription from pharmacies.
You can take lansoprazole with an antacid, for example Gaviscon, if you need to but leave a gap of 2 hours between them. If you take lansoprazole for more than 3 months, the levels of magnesium in your blood may fall.
Low magnesium can make you feel tired, confused, dizzy and cause muscle twitches, shakiness and an irregular heartbeat. If you get any of these symptoms, tell your doctor. Taking lansoprazole for more than a year may increase your chances of certain side effects, including:.
If you take lansoprazole for longer than 1 year your doctor will regularly check your health to see if you should carry on taking it. It's not known if lansoprazole works less well the longer you take it.
If you feel like lansoprazole isn't working any more, talk to your doctor. A Hong Kong study published in suggested that people taking proton pump inhibitors PPIs like lansoprazole for at least 3 years have a very small increased chance of developing stomach cancer. For every 10, people taking a PPI long term, it was thought an extra 4 people get stomach cancer.
However, the study didn't prove that PPIs were causing stomach cancer and the results may not apply in the UK. People who take PPIs regularly shouldn't be particularly concerned by this study. However, PPIs, like most medicines, have side effects, so it's best to take them for the shortest time possible. Speak to your doctor or pharmacist if you are concerned.
Usually, you can stop taking lansoprazole without reducing the dose first. If you've taken lansoprazole for a long time, speak to your doctor before you stop taking it.
Stopping the medicine suddenly could make your stomach produce a lot more acid, and make your symptoms return. Reducing the dose gradually before stopping completely will prevent this happening. There's no clear evidence to suggest that taking lansoprazole will reduce fertility in either men or women. However, speak to a pharmacist or your doctor about it if you're trying to get pregnant.
They may want to review your treatment. Lansoprazole doesn't affect any type of regular contraception including the combined pill. It may reduce the effectiveness of one type of emergency contraception called ellaOne ulipristal , so a different form of emergency contraceptive may be recommended instead.
Occasionally, lansoprazole can make you feel dizzy, sleepy, or get blurred vision. If this happens to you, do not drive, cycle or use machinery or tools until you feel better. Yes, you can drink alcohol with lansoprazole.
However, drinking alcohol makes your stomach produce more acid than normal. This can irritate your stomach lining and make your symptoms worse. It may be possible to ease symptoms caused by too much stomach acid by making a few changes to your diet and lifestyle. Page last reviewed: 12 November Next review due: 12 November Lansoprazole On this page About lansoprazole Key facts Who can and cannot take lansoprazole How and when to take lansoprazole Side effects How to cope with side effects Pregnancy and breastfeeding Cautions with other medicines Common questions.
About lansoprazole Lansoprazole reduces the amount of acid your stomach makes. Help us improve our website Can you answer a quick question about your visit today? It's usual to take lansoprazole once a day in the morning. For severe illness, you can take it twice a day — in the morning and in the evening.
Common side effects include headache, diarrhoea and stomach pain. These tend to be mild and go away when you stop taking the medicine. Lansoprazole is called by the brand name Zoton FasTabs. Lansoprazole isn't suitable for some people. To make sure lansoprazole is safe for you, tell your doctor if you: have had an allergic reaction to lansoprazole or any other medicines in the past have liver problems are due to have an endoscopy If you are having an endoscopy, ask your doctor if you should stop taking lansoprazole a few weeks before your procedure.
Dosage The usual dose to treat: indigestion is 15mg to 30mg a day acid reflux is 15mg to 30mg a day stomach ulcers is 15mg to 30mg a day Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is 60mg a day — this can increase to mg a day depending on how well it works for you Doses are usually lower for children, elderly people and people with liver problems.
Tablets and capsules Swallow tablets and capsules whole with a glass of water or juice. Liquid lansoprazole Liquid lansoprazole can be prescribed and made to order for children and people who cannot swallow capsules or tablets. Will my dose go up or down?
How long will I take it for? Because pantoprazole has been in use for many years, the applicant presented data from the scientific literature.
The applicant also presented information from two main studies looking at the effects of pantoprazole 20 mg in a total of adults who had symptoms of acid reflux, including at least one episode of heartburn in the three days before the studies began.
The first study compared pantoprazole with placebo a dummy treatment in adults, and the second compared it with ranitidine another medicine used to treat acid reflux symptoms in adults. The main measure of effectiveness was the number of patients with symptoms of heartburn over the first two weeks of treatment. Pantoprazole was more effective than placebo and ranitidine at improving the symptoms of acid reflux.
Pantoprazole was also more effective than placebo at reducing symptoms of acid regurgitation. The most common side effects with Pantoprazole Control seen in around 1 patient in are diarrhoea and headache.
For the full list of all side effects reported with pantoprazole, see the Package Leaflet. Pantozol Control should not be used in people who may be hypersensitive allergic to pantoprazole, soya or any of the other ingredients.
It must not be used with atazanavir a medicine used to treat human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use CHMP noted that pantoprazole 20 mg was effective in the short-term treatment of reflux symptoms and that there is a long safety experience with the medicine as a prescription medicine.
It also of the opinion that, based on the experience of the use of pantoprazole, the availability of Pantozol Control without medical supervision is appropriate.
The Committee recommended that Pantozol Control be given marketing authorisation. Nycomed GmbH. Substance Pantoprazole.
Quick Links What is it? What is it used for? This is because the tablets contain coated pellets which stop the medicine from being broken down by the acid in your stomach. It is important not to damage the pellet. Tell your doctor before taking this medicine, if: You are due to have an endoscopy or a urea breath test. You are due to have a specific blood test Chromogranin A. If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicin.
Each gastroresistant tablet contains 20 mg esomeprazole as magnesium dihydrate. Tablet coating: hypromellose, macrogol , titanium dioxide E , talc, red and yellow iron oxide E Emazole Control 20mg Gastro Resistant Tablets. Size 7 Add to Cart. Description Emazole Control contains a medicine called esomeprazole. Directions for use: Adults aged 18 years and over: The recommended dose is one tablet a day.
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