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Significant Interactions:
If Prilosec is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. It is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Prilosec with the
following:
- Ampicillin-containing drugs such as Unasyn
- Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral)
- Diazepam (Valium)
- Disulfiram (Antabuse)
- Iron
- Ketoconazole (Nizora
l)
- Phenytoin (Dilantin)
- Warfarin (Coumadin)
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Side Effects
Although side effects from Prilosec are not common, they can occur. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
- headache
- diarrhea
- constipation
- upset stomach
- vomiting
- stomach pain
- cough
- cold symptoms
- dizziness
- mild rash
If you experience the following symptom, call your doctor immediatel
y:
- severe skin rash with swelling and peeling
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How should this medicine be used?
Take Prilosec capsules immediately before a meal, preferably in the morning. Prilosec tablets may be taken with food or on an empty stomach.
It may take several days before this medicine begi
ns to relieve stomach pain. To help relieve this pain, antacids may be taken with Prilosec, unless your doctor has told you not to use them.
Swallow the capsule and tablet forms of Prilosec w
hole. Do not open the capsule. Do not crush, break, or chew the capsule or the tablet.
Take this medicine for the full time of treatment, even if you begin to feel better. Also, keep your app
ointments with your doctor for check-ups so that your doctor will be better able to tell you when to stop taking this medicine.
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Overdosage
Blurred vision; confusion; drowsiness; dryness of mouth; fast or irregular heartbeat; flushing ; general feeling of discomfort or illness; headache; increased sweating; nausea
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What is this Drug
Prilosec is prescribed for the short-term treatment (4 to 8 weeks) of stomach ulcer, duodenal ulcer (near the exit from the stomach), and erosive esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus), and for t
he treatment of heartburn and other symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (backflow of acid stomach contents into the canal leading to the stomach). It is also used to maintain healing of erosiv
e esophagitis and for the long-term treatment of conditions in which too much stomach acid is secreted, including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, multiple endocrine adenomas (benign tumors), and systemic
mastocytosis (cancerous cells).
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Before Taking This Medicine
Before taking Prilosec,
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Prilosec or any other drugs.
- tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver disease.
- tell y
our doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking Prilosec, call your doctor.
- tell your doctor if you use tobacco products. Cig
arette smoking may decrease the effectiveness of this drug.
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