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Prilosec |
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- Description - |
Prilosec is prescribed for the short-term treatment(4 to 8 weeks) of stomach ulcer, duodenal ulcer (near the exit fromthe stomach),and erosive esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus), and for thetreatmentof heartburn and other symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease(backflow of acid stomach contents into the canal leading to thestomach).It is also used to maintain healing of erosive esophagitis andfor the long-term treatment of conditions in which too much stomachacid is secreted, including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, multipleendocrine adenomas (benign tumors), andsystemic mastocytosis (cancerous cells).
Combined with the antibiotic clarithromycin (Biaxin) (andsometimeswith the antibiotic amoxicillin as well), Prilosec is alsoused to cure patients whose ulcers are caused by infection with thegerm H. pylori. |
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Abdominal pain,diarrhea,headache,nausea,vomiting |
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Ampicillin-containing drugs such as Unasyn
Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral)
Diazepam (Valium)
Disulfiram (Antabuse)
Iron
Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
Phenytoin (Dilantin)
Warfarin (Coumadin)
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Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals |
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1800 Concord Pike |
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Wilmington, DE 19850-5437 |
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USA |
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