Acid Reflux

Lansoprazole

Capsules

  • Effecive treatment
  • Once daily dose
  • Reduces stomach acid
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Lansoprazole Medical Information

The active ingredient in Lansoprazole is lansoprazole, which is a proton pump inhibitor. Proton pump inhibitors reduce the amount of acid that your stomach makes.

Lansoprazole is used for the following indications in adults:

- Treatment of duodenal and stomach ulcer

- Treatment of inflammation in your oesophagus (reflux oesophagitis)

- Prevention of reflux oesophagitis

- Treatment of heartburn and acid regurgitation

- Treatment of infections caused by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori when given in combination with antibiotic therapy

- Treatment or prevention of duodenal or stomach ulcer in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment (NSAID treatment is used against pain or inflammation)

- Treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Either one 15 mg or 30 mg capsule a day for 4 weeks. If symptoms persist you should report to your doctor. If your symptoms are not relieved within 4 weeks, please contact your doctor.

• Allergy to omeprazole or any of the other ingredients of this medicine  

• Allergy to medicines containing other proton pump inhibitors (e.g. pantoprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, esomeprazole)

The following side effects are common (more than 1 in 100 patients):

- headache, dizziness

- feeling or being sick, diarrhoea, stomach pains, constipation, wind, dry or sore mouth or throat, benign polyps in the stomach

- changes in liver function test values

- skin rash, itching

- tiredness

The following side effects are uncommon (less than 1 in 100 patients):

- changes in blood cell counts

- depression

- joint or muscle pain, fracture of the hip, wrist or spine

- fluid retention or swelling

The following side effects are rare (less than 1 in 1000 patients):

- anaemia (paleness)

- insomnia, hallucinations, confusion

- restlessness, vertigo, feelings of ants creeping over the skin (paresthesiae), drowsiness, trembling

- visual disturbances

- inflammation of your tongue (glossitis), candidiasis (fungal infection, may affect skin or the mucosa), pancreatitis, a change in the way things taste

- inflammation of the liver (may be seen as yellow skin or eyes)

- skin reactions such as burning or pricking feeling under the skin, bruising, reddening, hair loss, sensitivity to light

- kidney problems

- breast swelling in males

- fever, excessive sweating, angioedema, loss of appetite, impotence

You should see your doctor immediately if you experience symptoms of angioedema, such as swollen face, tongue or pharynx, difficulty to swallow, hives and difficulties to breath.

The following side effects are very rare (less than 1 in 10000 patients):

- A reduction in the number of white blood cells and your resistance to infection may be decreased. If you experience an infection with symptoms such as fever and serious deterioration of your general condition, or fever with local infection symptoms such as sore throat/pharynx/mouth or urinary problems you should see your doctor immediately. A blood test will be taken to check possible reduction of white blood cells (agranulocytosis)

- colitis (bowel inflammation), inflammation of your mouth (stomatitis)

- very severe skin reactions with reddening, blistering, severe inflammation and skin loss

- severe hypersensitivity reactions including shock. Symptoms of a hypersensitivity reaction may include fever, rash, swelling and sometimes a fall in blood pressure

- changes in test values such as sodium, cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

The occurrence of following side effects is not known (cannot be estimated from the available data):

- If you are on lansoprazole for more than three months it is possible that the levels of magnesium in your blood may fall. Low levels of magnesium can be seen as fatigue, involuntary muscle contractions, disorientation, convulsions, dizziness, increased heart rate. If you get any of these symptoms, please tell your doctor promptly. Low levels of magnesium can also lead to a reduction in potassium or calcium levels in the blood. Your doctor may decide to perform regular blood tests to monitor your levels of magnesium. - Visual hallucinations. - Rash, possibly with pain in the joints.

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