pantoprazole

Brand names: Pantoprazole Sodium

# Pantoprazole Overview Pantoprazole is a medication that reduces the amount of acid your stomach makes. Doctors prescribe it to treat conditions like acid reflux (GERD), where stomach acid backs up into your throat and causes heartburn and pain. It's also used to prevent ulcers in your stomach and intestines, especially in people taking certain pain medications. By lowering stomach acid, pantoprazole helps your digestive system heal and makes you feel more comfortable. Before taking pantoprazole, it's important to tell your doctor about any other medicines you're using, since this drug can interact with some medications and change how they work. Common side effects are usually mild and may include headaches, nausea, or diarrhea. While pantoprazole is generally safe, you shouldn't take it if you're allergic to any of its ingredients. If you're pregnant, nursing, or have serious health problems, talk to your doctor first. Always take pantoprazole exactly as your doctor directs and let them know if you experience any unusual symptoms while taking it.

Known Interactions

7 DRUG INTERACTIONS See the full prescribing information for a list of clinically important drug interactions. ( 7 ) Table 3 includes drugs with clinically important drug interactions and interaction with diagnostics when administered concomitantly with pantoprazole sodium and instructions for preventing or managing them. Consult the labeling of concomitantly used drugs to obtain further information about interactions with PPIs. Table 3: Clinically Relevant Interactions Affecting Drugs Co-Administered with Pantoprazole Sodium and Interaction with Diagnostics Antiretrovirals Clinical Impact: The effect of PPIs on antiretroviral drugs is variable. The clinical importance and the mechanisms behind these interactions are not always known. Decreased exposure of some antiretroviral drugs (e.g., rilpivirine atazanavir, and nelfinavir) when used concomitantly with pantoprazole sodium may reduce antiviral effect and promote the development of drug resistance. Increased exposure of other antiret

Source: FDA-approved drug labeling via openFDA

Most Reported Side Effects (FAERS)

  • CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE29,210 reports
  • FATIGUE23,643 reports
  • NAUSEA21,666 reports
  • ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY21,055 reports
  • DIARRHOEA20,146 reports
  • DYSPNOEA19,830 reports
  • DRUG INEFFECTIVE19,397 reports
  • OFF LABEL USE19,207 reports
  • PAIN18,593 reports
  • HEADACHE15,482 reports

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Voluntary reports do not establish causation.

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