Indications

treats frequent heartburn (occurs 2 or more days a week) not intended for immediate 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 lansoprazole Do not use if you have trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools.  These may be signs of a serious condition.  See your doctor. Ask a doctor before use if you have liver disease had heartburn over 3 months.  This may be a sign of a more serious condition. 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 frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn unexplained weight loss nausea or vomiting stomach pain Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking warfarin (blood-thinning medicine) prescription antifungal or anti-yeast medicines digoxin (heart medicine) theophylline (asthma medicine) tacrolimus (immune system medicine) atazanavir (medicine for HIV infection) Stop use and ask a doctor if your heartburn continues or worsens you need to take this product for more than 14 days you need to take more than 1 course of treatment every 4 months If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.  Keep out of reach of children.  In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

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