Lansoprazole

🧮 Dose calculator

Peptic ulcer disease · Regimen source: FDA Lansoprazole · 2.1

• • Maintenance after healing: 15 mg daily. FDA Lansoprazole · 2.1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Lansoprazole · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Available data from published observational studies overall do not indicate an association of adverse pregnancy outcomes with lansoprazole treatment (see Data) .”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Lansoprazole · 8.2

  “Risk Summary There is no information regarding the presence of lansoprazole in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Lansoprazole · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of lansoprazole have been established in pediatric patients one year to 17 years of age for short-term treatment of symptomatic GERD and erosive esophagitis.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Lansoprazole · 8.5

  “Of the total number of patients (n=21,486) in clinical studies of lansoprazole, 16% of patients were aged 65 years and over, while 4% were 75 years and over.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.