Product Description
Pantoprazole 40 mg is a medication known as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). It works by reducing the amount of acid produced in your stomach. It is commonly prescribed to treat conditions caused by excess stomach acid.
Common Uses:
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): To treat heartburn and erosive esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus) caused by stomach acid flowing back up into the esophagus.
- Stomach Ulcers: To treat and prevent gastric ulcers.
- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: A rare condition where the stomach produces too much acid due to a tumor.
- Prevention of NSAID-induced ulcers: To prevent stomach ulcers in patients taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) long-term.
- Eradication of H. pylori: In combination with antibiotics to treat Helicobacter pylori infections in the stomach.