Pantoprazole

🧮 Dose calculator

Erosive esophagitis (GERD) · Regimen source: FDA Protonix · 2.1, Table 1FDA Protonix · 8.4

• • Do not split, chew or crush. FDA Protonix · 2.2

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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 Protonix · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Available data from published observational studies did not demonstrate an association of major malformations or other adverse pregnancy outcomes with pantoprazole.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

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

  “Risk Summary Pantoprazole has been detected in breast milk of a nursing mother after a single 40 mg oral dose of pantoprazole.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

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

  “The safety and effectiveness of PROTONIX for short-term treatment (up to eight weeks) of EE associated with GERD have been established in pediatric patients 1 year through 16 years of age.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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

  “In short-term US clinical trials, EE healing rates in the 107 elderly patients (≥65 years old) treated with PROTONIX were similar to those found in patients under the age of 65.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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