| What is Aciphex used for?
Aciphex is used for:
1. short-term healing of a gradual
breakdown (erosion) or sore (ulceration) in the esophagus
which may be caused by the backward flow of gastric acid from
the stomach into the esophagus (gastroesophageal reflux disease
or GERD);
2. maintenance of healing of erosive
or ulcerative GERD;
3. treatment
of daytime and nighttime heartburn and other symptoms associated
with GERD;
4.
short-term (up to 4 weeks) healing of an ulcer
in the duodenum;
5. elimination
of Helicobacter pylori, in combination with amoxicillin
and clarithromycin, to reduce the risk of duodenal ulcer recurrence
in patients with a current duodenal ulcer or a duodenal ulcer
in the past 5 years;
6. medical conditions that result
in the body secreting too much acid, including Zollinger-Ellison
syndrome.
General Precautions with Aciphex:
Aciphex does
not work for everyone. Improvement in your symptoms
does not prevent you from having other stomach-related medical
conditions.
What should tell my doctor or health care provider?
Because Aciphex lowers the level of acid in your stomach,
certain other medications can interact with Aciphex.
Review all medications that you are taking with your health
care provider, including those that you take without a prescription.
Tell your health care provider if you are trying to become
pregnant, are already pregnant, or are breast-feeding.
What are some possible side effects of Aciphex?
(This is not
a complete list of side effects reported with Aciphex.
Your health care provider can discuss with you a more complete
list of side effects).
Aciphex is generally well tolerated. The most common side effect is headache.
Your health care provider can discuss with you a complete list of possible
side effects.
For more detailed information about Aciphex, ask your health care provider.
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