People's Pharmacy

Prevacid

Generic Name:lansoprazole

Revised:4/1/2000

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Overview

Prevacid, like Prilosec, fights acid secretion by blocking the final step.

This so-called proton pump is prescribed for the short-term treatment of duodenal ulcer, inflammation of the esophagus due to acid splashback, and for rare conditions of abnormal acidity such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

It is a delayed-release capsule that is extremely effective in reducing stomach acid.

Prevacid should not be prescribed as maintenance therapy to keep ulcers from coming back.