Active ingredient (in each capsule)
*Esomeprazole 20 mg (Each delayed-release capsule corresponds to 20.7 mg esomeprazole magnesium, USP)
Uses
treats frequent heartburn (occurs 2 or more days a week)
not intended for innediate relief of heartburn: this drug may take 1 to 4 days for full effect
Warnings
Allergy alert: Do not use if you are allergic to esomeprazole
Do not use if you have:
trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools
heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating or dizziness
chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness
frequent chest pain
These may be sings of a serious condition. See your doctor.
Ask a doctor before use if you have
had heartburn over 3 months. This may be a sign of a more serious condition.
frequent wheezing, particulary with heartburn
unexplained weight loss
nausea or vomiting
stomach pain
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking
warfarin, clopifogrel or cilostazol (blood-thinning medicines)
prescription antifungal or anti-yeast medications
digozin (heart medicine)
diazepam (anxiety medicine)
tacrolimus or mycophenolate mofetil (immune system medicines)
prescription antiretovirals (medicines for HIV infections)
methotrexate (arthritis medicine)
Stop use and ask a doctor if
your heartburn continues or worsens
you need to take this prodcut for more than 14 days
you need to take more than 1 course of treatment every 4 months
you get diarrhea
you develop a rash or joint pain
Directions
adults 18 years of age and older
this prodcut is to be used once a day (every 24 hours), every day for 14 days
make take 1 to 4 days for full effect
14-Day Course of Treatment
swallow 1 capsule with a glass of water before eating in the morning
take every day for 14 days
do not take more than 1 capsule a day
swallow whole. Do not crush or chew capsules.
do not use of more than 14 days unless directed by your doctor
Repeated 14-Day Courses (if needed)
you may repeart a 14-day course every 4 months
do not take for more than 14 days or more often than every 4 mounths unless directed by a doctor
children under 18 years of age: ask a doctor before use. Heartburn in children may sometimes be cuased by a serious condition.
Other Information
each capsule contains: magnesium, 15 mg
read the directions and warmings before use
keep the carton. It contains important information.
store at 20-25ºC (68 to 77ºF)
Inactive ingredients
acetyl tributyl citrate, dibutyl sebacate, FD&C Blue #1, ferroso ferric oxide, gelatin, glyceryl monostearate, hypromellose, magnesium odixe, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid copolymer dispersion, poloxamer, polysorbate 80, povidone, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, shellac, sugar, talc, titanium dioxide
