Pantocid contains Pantoprazole which is a type of medicine called a proton pump inhibitor (PPI).
Proton pumps are enzymes in the lining of your stomach that help it make acid to digest your food.Pantoprazole prevents proton pumps from working properly. This reduces the amount of acid the stomach makes. Pantoprazole is used to treat damage from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It is also used to treat conditions where the stomach produces too much acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome in adults.
Dose
Pantoprazole comes as a delayed-release (releases the medication in the intestine to prevent break-down of the medication by stomach acids) tablet to take by mouth. For the treatment and maintenance of GERD, pantoprazole is usually taken once a day. For the treatment of conditions where the stomach produces too much acid, pantoprazole is usually taken twice a day. The delayed-release tablets are usually taken with or without food.
Precautions
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to pantoprazole, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in pantoprazole tablets.
- Some medications should not be taken with pantoprazole. Other medications may cause dosing changes. Make sure you have discussed any medications you are currently taking or plan to take before starting pantoprazole with your doctor and pharmacist.
- tell your doctor if you have or have ever had a low level of magnesium, calcium, or potassium in your blood; hypoparathyroidism ; osteoporosis ; or an autoimmune disease .
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. If you become pregnant while taking pantoprazole, call your doctor.
