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Brand Names: Prevacid, Zoton
Generic Name: Lansoprazole

What is Lansoprazole? Lansoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor which prevents the stomach from producing acid. It is used in the treatment of stomach ulcers and GERD. Read more...Click to read more below

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TAP's Lansoprazole site


Reasons Taken

56 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lansoprazole.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 37 69%
General health 12 22%
disease-related symptoms 2 3%
Acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux disease, GERD) 2 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lansoprazole.

  0 mg day 15 mg day 20 mg day 30 mg day 50 mg day 60 mg day 100 mg day 250 mg day
  7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Lansoprazole or how long patients were taking Lansoprazole before stopping.

Currently taking Lansoprazole

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
7
0
3
4
19

Stopped taking Lansoprazole

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
2
1
0
4
Why Patients Stopped Taking Lansoprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5 71% Other: 71%
Personal research 1 14% Personal research: 14%
Not indicated 1 14% Not indicated: 14%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 1

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other
Advice/Tips
Long term effect (5 years in my case) of Prevacid on the absorption of Fe & B-12 in the stomach; otherwise, it's been a real wonder drug for me. I have a *very* considerate gastroenterologist who gives me physician samples so I don't have to pay for it because my Rx plan doesn't cover the 30mg capsule (which is what gives me the most relief).

See all evaluation results for Lansoprazole



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