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Side Effects of This Medicine
When taken with Biaxin, side effects also may include:
- Flu symptoms, nasal inflammation, sore throat, taste alteration, tongue discoloration
When taken with amoxicillin and Biaxin, sid
e effects also may include:
- Diarrhea, headache, taste alteration
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Why is this drug prescribed?
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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How to Use
Prilosec works best when taken before meals. It can be taken with an antacid.
The capsule should be swallowed whole. It should not be opened, chewed, or crushed.
If you have diffic
ulty swallowing capsules, you can empty the contents of the Prilosec capsule onto a tablespoonful of applesauce, mix, and swallow with a glass of cool water. Use cool, soft applesauce and do not chew
or crush the pellets. Use the mixture immediately. Do not store it for future use.
Avoid excessive amounts of caffeine while taking this drug.
It may take several days for Prilosec
to begin relieving stomach pain. Be sure to continue taking the drug exactly as prescribed even if it seems to have no effect.
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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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Other Medicines
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to c
hange the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking Prilosec, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:
- Anticoagulants (blood thinners) or
- Diazepam (e.g., Valium) or
- Phenytoin (e.g., Dilantin)¡XUse with Prilosec may cause high blood levels of these medicines, which may increase the cha
ce of side effects
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What special precautions should I follow?
Pregnancy¡XStudies have not been done in humans. However, studies in animals have shown that Prilosec may cause harm to the fetus.
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