Lansoprazole 30mg Gastro-Resistant Capsules. Actavis.
Lansoprazole, sold under the brand name Prevacid among others, is a medication which inhibits the stomach's production of acid. There is no evidence that its effectiveness is different from that of other PPIs. Lansoprazole, given through a nasogatric tube, effectively controls pH inside the stomach and is an alternative to intravenous pantoprazole in people who are unable to swallow solid-dose formulations. Lansoprazole is a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) in the same pharmacologic class as omeprazole. Lansoprazole has been marketed for many years and is one of several PPIs available. It is a racemic 1:1 mixture of the enantiomers dexlansoprazole (Dexilant, formerly named Kapidex) and levolansoprazole. Dexlansoprazole is an enantiomerically pure active ingredient of a commercial drug as a result of the enantiomeric shift. Lansoprazole's plasma elimination half-life ( h) is not proportional to the duration of the drug's effects to the person ( gastric acid suppression). The effects of the medication last for over 24 hours after it has been used for a day or more. It is manufactured by a number of companies worldwide under several brand names. In the United States, it was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1995. Prevacid patent protection expired on November 10, 2009.
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