Prilosec (Omeprazole)

Prilosec is used for treating heartburn or irritation of the esophagus caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
It can be also used for the short-term treatment by ulcers of the stomach or the small intestine. It can be also used with certain antibiotics to treat ulcers of the small intestine and to prevent that they come back. It can be also used, around conditions lead, that to treat your body, too much gastric acid (eg make, Zollinger Ellison syndrome). It can therefore be applied for other conditions than those by your doctor.

Use Prilosec as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.

• If Prilosec take by the mouth on sober stomach before food.
• to gulps Prilosec whole. Don't break, crushes, chewed or open Prilosec before the gulp.
• If you problems with the gulp of the capsule have, add 1 tablespoon applesauce on an empty bowl. Open the capsule and empty the Pellets on the applesauce. Mix the Pellets with the applesauce and swallow the mixture all at once, by a glass of chill water followed. The applesauce should not be used hotly and should be swallowed softy enough, around with itself masticating. Do not chew or chop up the Pellets. Store the mixture for the other use.
• you is able to do Antazida during you Prilosec are if you are instructed, this do, while you your doctor.
• If you also an Imidazol-Antimykotika (zB Ketoconazol), you take it at least 2 hours before the taking of Prilosec.
• If you also Sucralfat, take Prilosec at least 30 minutes before the taking of Sucralfat.
• wide to Prilosec even if you itself feel fine. Miss no tins.
  Drug Class and Mechanism
  

  Prilosec is a proton pump inhibitor. It works by decreasing the amount of acid produced in the stomach.

  Missed Dose
  

  Take the forgotten dose as soon as you remember. Indeed if it is almost a time for the next dose, jump over the forgotten dose and take only the next level-according dose. Do not take the double dose of these drugs if your doctor differently does not steer.

  Storage
  

  Store at room temperature, 15-30 degrees C (59-86 degrees F). Keep away from moisture and light.

Some medical conditions may interact with Prilosec. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:

• If you are pregnant, a pregnancy plan or breastfeed
• if you some or not verschreibungspflichtige medicaments liable to prescription, herbal preparation or food supplement means are to be complemented
• if you allergies to drugs, food or other materials
• if you problems with the liver or stomach cancer or cancer of the intestine

Clarithromycin or voriconazole because they
• the risk of side effects is able to do Prilosec
• anticoagulants (eg warfarin), benzodiazepines (eg diazepam), cilostazol, cyclosporine, digoxin, disulfiram, phenytoin can or tacrolimus because the risk of side effects be raised by her Prilosec ampicillin
• , azole antifungals (eg ketoconazole), ginkgo biloba, HIV protease inhibitors (eg, atazanavir), or iron because her effectiveness can become decreased by Prilosec.

All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:

• Diarrhea; headache.

• Heavy allergic reactions (skin rash, nettle rash, itch, difficulties with the breathing, narrowness feeling in the breast, swells in the mouth, face, lips or tongue, unusual hoarseness), pains in the chest, dark urine, quick or irregular heartbeat, fever, shivering fit or sore throat, red, swollen, with bubbles covers or skin, swells of the hands, ankles or feet, unusual bruises or bleeding, unusual tiredness, visual disturbances, yellow colouring of the eyes or the skin.

• If you experience an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives), stop taking omeprazole and seek emergency medical attention.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take omeprazole and talk to your doctor if you experience
  • drowsiness, dizziness, or headache;
  • diarrhea, increased gas, or bloating; or
  • itching.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.