Pantoprazole excretion in human milk has been detected in a study of a single nursing mother after a single 40 mg oral dose of Table 1: Recommended Dosing Schedule for PROTONIX
One large retrospective cohort study conducted in Israel, including almost 110,000 women, compared pregnant women who had
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1,2 Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the most efficacious drugs for the treatment Pantoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) remain central to management of acid-suppression disorders and are considered safe in the general population
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) effectively block gastric acid secretion by irreversibly binding to and inhibiting the hydrogen-potassium ATPase pump that
If PPI is not
Remedies that may help reduce heartburn, indigestion, or acid reflux include the following: Eat several small meals a day instead of three large ones
The 40 mg dose of pantoprazole resulted in healing rates significantly greater than those found with either the 20 mg or 10 mg dose
The use of all medication in pregnancy should be avoided whenever possible; particularly in the first trimester
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Tell your doctor if you become pregnant or think you may
In a series of dose-response studies, pantoprazole, at oral doses ranging from 20 to 120 mg, caused dose-related increases in median basal gastric pH and in the percent of time gastric pH was >3 and >4
You can take pantoprazole any time For oral dosage forms (delayed-release tablets or suspension): For erosive esophagitis: Adults—40 milligrams (mg) once a day for up to 8 weeks
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Protonix 40 mg prevents the allocation of gastric juice into the esophagus, heartburn, and ulcers
It works by decreasing the amount of acid your stomach makes
Instead, a study by Escourrou and colleagues (1999) suggests a maintenance therapy with pantoprazole 20 mg daily for six months to prevent relapse of reflux esophagitis and
Pantoprazole tablets are delayed-release and should not be split, crushed, or chewed; pantoprazole oral granules are available
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant
87% of patients got better after finishing this dose for 4 weeks while 97% after 8 weeks
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However, due to saturation of the first-pass effect above a 40 mg dose, those increase greater than linear at a dose above 40 mg
Adult: 20 mg once daily