Esogress 40 Tablet- 10
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Manufactured By La Renon Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Composition Esomeprazole (40mg)
Package Size ( 10 Tablet in a strip )
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Taking a large amount of alcohol can increase acidity and cause acid reflux in the food pipe causing heartburn. This would decrease the effect of this drug and can aggravate your underlying condition.
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A: No, Esogress is not available as an over-the-counter product. It is a prescription medicine and is available only when prescribed by a physician.
Q: Can I take Esogress with aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate or other antacids?
A: Esogress can be taken with antacids like aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate. But antacids should be taken two hours before or one hour after taking Esogress. This is because Esogress requires a lower pH for its action and antacids can increase the pH of the stomach and hence decrease the action of Esogress.
Q: Is Esogress a controlled substance?
A: Esogress is not a controlled substance. It is available when prescribed by a doctor.
Q: Is Esogress safe to use?
A: Yes, Esogress is safe if taken for prescribed duration in prescribed doses as advised by your doctor. However, its use is associated with some common side effects like nausea, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, and flatulence.
Q: Can I take Esogress with paracetamol (acetaminophen)?
A: Esogress can be taken with paracetamol. No drug-drug interactions or harmful effects have been seen when they are used together.
Q: Does Esogress cause weight loss?
A: Esogress is not known to lower weight. However, it may cause damage to your stomach lining on a long term use and weight loss could be an indication of the same or it can be due to an underlying condition which requires immediate attention.
Q: Does Esogress cause hair loss?
A: Hair loss has been reported as a rare side effect of Esogress. Talk to your doctor in case you experience excessive hair fall while you are taking Esogress.
Q: Why is Esogress better than omeprazole?
A: Esogress and Omeprazole both belong to the same class of drugs and are used in disease conditions with excess acid production like heartburn, acidity, stomach ulcers and intestinal ulcers. Esogress is an S-isomer of omeprazole and is seen to provide more effective and rapid acid control than omeprazole, without any increase in side effects and fewer variations in response between different patients.
Q: Does Esogress cause palpitations (feeling of rapid : Esogress can lower the magnesium levels in your body and this can cause palpitations. You must get your magnesium levels checked regularly if you have to use this medicine for more than three months.?
Q: Can a patient undergoing dialysis take Esogress?
A: Esogress can be taken by a patient undergoing dialysis in a manner as prescribed by the doctor. This is extensively bound to proteins in the body, so, it is not expected to be removed by dialysis.
Q: Is Esogress better than rabeprazole?
A: Both Esogress and rabeprazole are similar in efficacy and safety. One study mentions rabeprazole as a better choice for mild-to-moderate gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) compared to Esogress while another study mentions Esogress provides a more effective and faster acid-inhibitory effect.
Q: Is Esogress better than ranitidine?
A: Both Esogress and ranitidine lower acid production in your stomach and treat heartburn and heal stomach and intestine ulcers. There are not many studies which compare Esogress with ranitidine. However, one study mentions that Esogress once daily is more effective and well-tolerated compared ranitidine twice daily for healing gastric ulcers.
Q: Can I take Esogress with domperidone?
A: Esogress can be taken with domperidone. Esogress decreases the acid secretion and domperidone increases the gut motility and helps in nausea and vomiting. It is safe to use the two medicines together and these are also available as a fixed-dose combination and help in the treatment of heartburn, stomach and duodenal ulcers and gastritis.
Q: Can I take Esogress with clopidogrel?
A: Esogress decreases the activation of clopidogrel and hence reduces its effectivity. Avoid using both drugs together or use an alternate drug. Patients who are taking these medicines together needs to be monitored closely by a doctor.
Q: Can I take Esogress with levosulpiride?
A: Esogress can be taken with levosulpiride. Esogress decreases the acid secretion and levosulpiride increases the intestinal motility. It is safe to use the two medicines together. Esogress is also available as a fixed-dose combination with levosulpiride. This combination helps in the treatment of heartburn, stomach and duodenal ulcers and gastritis.
Q: Is dexlansoprazole better than Esogress?
A: Dexlansoprazole and Esogress belong to the same class of medicines and works the same way. Some studies mention that dexlansoprazole helps in better control of symptoms like heartburn as compared to Esogress, however, there is no definitive evidence for this and different patients may find that one works better for them than the other.
Q: Is Esogress an antacid?
A: Esogress belongs to the class of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) which decrease the amount of acid produced in the stomach. While antacids only neutralize the stomach acid by coating the stomach.
Q: Does Esogress cause tinnitus?
A: Tinnitus has been reported as a rare side effect with Esogress (<1% patients taking this drug). Please consult your doctor if you experience tinnitus while taking Esogress.
Q: Does Esogress has an expiry date?
A: Yes, Esogress does expire. Please check the expiry date written on the pack and it refers to the last day of that month. Do not use Esogress after the expiry date.
Q: Is Esogress an antibiotic?
A: No, Esogress is not an antibiotic. It is a proton pump inhibitor used for the treatment of acidity, heartburn, intestinal ulcers and stomach ulcers.
Q: Can I take Esogress with nitrofurantoin?
A: Esogress can be taken with nitrofurantoin. No drug-drug interactions or any harmful effects have been reported when they are used together.
Q: Can I take Esogress with ranitidine?
A: Yes, Esogress can be taken with ranitidine. No drug-drug interactions or any harmful effects have been reported when they are used together. As Esogress do take some days to show its action, so, ranitidine is given to the patients to immediate relief.
Q: Can I take Esogress with ibuprofen?
A: Esogress can be taken with ibuprofen. No drug-drug interactions or any harmful effects have been reported when they are used together.
Q: Can I take Esogress with hyoscine?
A: Esogress can be taken with hyoscine. No drug-drug interactions or any harmful effects have been reported when they are used together.
Q: Does Esogress cause tiredness?
A: Tiredness is a rare side effect seen with Esogress. Talk to your doctor if you experience excessive tiredness as this may be due to some liver abnormalities as Esogress breaks down in the liver or due to an underlying condition that needs attention.
Q: Can the use of Esogress cause weight gain?
A: Weight gain has not be reported to occur with Esogress. However, its use is associated with some common side effects like nausea, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, and flatulence.
Q: Can the use of Esogress affect birth control?
A: Esogress does not seem to affect birth control, as no drug interactions have been reported between Esogress and oral birth control pills. It is safe to take the two medications together.
Q: Can a patient with underlying cardiac disease take Esogress?
A: Patients with the underlying cardiac disease can take Esogress. However, Esogress can interact with certain drugs (e.g clopidogrel, digoxin) which might be used by these patients. They may need to be monitored for digoxin toxicity. Esogress decreases the activation of clopidogrel, thus reducing its effects, so the patients taking these medicines together should also be monitored regularly.
Q: Can Esogress be given in cancer patients?
A: Esogress is seen to increase the antitumor effect of the medicines with no added side effects. Since cancer patients may also take many medicines for the primary cancer treatment or for other symptoms and infections, there are chances of drug-drug interactions with Esogress. So, it should be used only as advised by your doctor.
Q: How is Esogress different from pantoprazole?
A: Esogress and pantoprazole both belong to the same class of drugs and are seen to be equally effective in the treatment of disease conditions with excess acid production like heartburn, acidity, stomach ulcers and intestinal ulcers. However, as per some research studies, pantoprazole provides significantly faster first-time relief from daytime and night-time GERD-related symptoms than Esogress.
Q: Is Esogress more effective than lansoprazole?
A: Yes, Esogress is seen to achieve a better acid control and is more effective in relief of heartburn symptoms and acid reflux symptoms as compared to lansoprazole in many research studies. Also, healing rates were consistently high with Esogress.
Q: Can I take Esogress with sodium bicarbonate as a buffer?
A: Sodium bicarbonate buffer can protect against acid degradation of Esogress in addition to immediate antacid action. Esogress can be taken with sodium bicarbonate as a buffer only in a manner as prescribed by the doctor.
Q: Can I take Esogress with naproxen?
A: Naproxen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) which works by reducing inflammation and pain in the body. Esogress and naproxen can be taken together. There are no reported drug interactions or harmful effects of using Esogress with naproxen.
Q: Is Esogress a narcotic?
A: Esogress is not a narcotic. It is a proton pump inhibitor used for the treatment of acidity, heartburn, intestinal ulcers and stomach ulcers.
Q: CAn the use of Esogress cause constipation?
A: Constipation has been reported as a common side effect of Esogress. Other common side effects associated with its use are nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and flatulence.
Q: What is the difference between Esogress and famotidine ?
A: Esogress is a proton pump inhibitor whereas Famotidine is an H2 histamine receptor blocker. Esogress is more potent at inhibiting gastric acid production compared to famotidine and also its effect lasts for a long time.
Q: Is Esogress a steroid?
A: Esogress is not a steroid. It is a proton pump inhibitor used for the treatment of acidity, heartburn, intestinal ulcers and stomach ulcers.
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