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What is the most important information I should know about Nexium?
• Do not stop taking Nexium even if you begin to feel better us attorney and nexium. Your symptomsmay improve before the condition is fully treated us attorney and nexium.
• Do not break or chew the capsules us attorney and nexium. Swallow them whole us attorney and nexium. They are speciallyformulated to release slowly in the body us attorney and nexium.
What is Nexium?
• Nexium decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach us attorney and nexium.
• Nexium is used to treat ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERDor heartburn), erosive esophagitis, and other conditions involving excessivestomach acid production us attorney and nexium.
• Nexium may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide us attorney and nexium.
Who should not take Nexium?
• Before taking Nexium, tell your doctor if you have ever had any typeof liver disease us attorney and nexium. You may not be able to take Nexium, or you may require a dosageadjustment or special monitoring us attorney and nexium.
• Nexium is in the FDA pregnancy category B us attorney and nexium. This means that it is unlikelyto harm an unborn baby us attorney and nexium. Do not take Nexium without first talking to your doctorif you are pregnant us attorney and nexium.
• It is not known whether Nexium passes into breast milk us attorney and nexium. Do not take Nexiumwithout first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby us attorney and nexium.
How should I take Nexium?
• Take Nexium exactly as directed by your doctor us attorney and nexium. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou us attorney and nexium.
• Take each dose with a full glass (8 ounces) of water us attorney and nexium.
• Nexium should be taken at least one hour before a meal us attorney and nexium. Follow your doctor'sinstructions us attorney and nexium.
• Do not break or chew the capsules us attorney and nexium. Swallow them whole us attorney and nexium. They are speciallyformulated to release slowly in the body us attorney and nexium.
• If you have difficulty swallowing the capsules, one tablespoon of applesaucecan be added to an empty bowl and the Nexium capsule can be opened, and thepellets inside the capsule carefully emptied onto the applesauce us attorney and nexium. The pelletsshould be mixed with the applesauce and then swallowed immediately us attorney and nexium. The applesauceshould not be hot and should be soft enough to be swallowed without chewing us attorney and nexium. The pellets should not be chewed or crushed us attorney and nexium. The pellet/applesauce mixture shouldnot be stored for later use us attorney and nexium.
• Do not stop taking Nexium even if you begin to feel better us attorney and nexium. Your symptomsmay improve before the condition is fully treated us attorney and nexium.
• Store Nexium at room temperature away from moisture and heat us attorney and nexium.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember us attorney and nexium. However, if it is almosttime for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take only your next regularlyscheduled dose us attorney and nexium. Do not take a double dose of this medication unless otherwisedirected by your doctor us attorney and nexium.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention us attorney and nexium.
• Symptoms of an Nexium overdose include drowsiness, shortness of breath,tremor, loss of coordination, and seizures us attorney and nexium.
What should I avoid while taking Nexium?
• There are no restrictions on food, beverages, or activities while takingNexium, unless otherwise directed by your doctor us attorney and nexium.
What are the possible side effects of Nexium?
• If you experience an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closingof your throat; swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives), stop takingNexium and seek emergency medical attention us attorney and nexium.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur us attorney and nexium. Continueto take Nexium and talk to your doctor if you experience
· headache;
· diarrhea;
· nausea, flatulence, abdominal pain, or constipation; or
· dry mouth us attorney and nexium.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur us attorney and nexium. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome us attorney and nexium.
What other drugs will affect Nexium?
• Before taking Nexium, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the followingmedicines:
· digoxin (Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps);
· itraconazole (Sporanox) or ketoconazole (Nizoral); or
· iron (Feosol, Mol-Iron, Fergon, Femiron, others) us attorney and nexium.
• You may not be able to take Nexium, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring if you are taking any of the medicines listed above us attorney and nexium.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Nexium us attorney and nexium. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines us attorney and nexium.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Nexium written for healthprofessionals that you may read us attorney and nexium.
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