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What is Aciphex used for?
Who should not take Aciphex?
What should I tell my health care provider?
What are some possible side effects?
What is Aciphex used for?
Aciphex is used for:
- Relieve heartburn symptoms
- short-term (4-8 weeks) healing of a gradual breakdown (erosion) or sore (ulceration) in the esophagus which may be caused by the backward flow of gastric acid from the stomach into the esophagus (gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD);
- maintenance of healing of erosive or ulcerative GERD;
- short-term (up to 4 weeks) healing of an ulcer in the duodenum;
- Doctors also prescribe Aciphex for the healing and relief of symptoms associated with a common form of ulcer known as duodenal ulcer and to treat Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) and other hypersecretory conditions.
General Information about Aciphex:
Aciphex does not work for everyone. Improvement in your symptoms does not prevent you from having other stomach-related medical conditions.
What should I tell my doctor or health care provider?
Because Aciphex lowers the level of acid in your stomach, certain other medications can interact with Aciphex. Review all medications that you are taking with your health care provider, including those that you take without a prescription.
Tell your health care provider if you are trying to become pregnant, are already pregnant, or are breast-feeding.
What are some possible side effects of Aciphex?
Aciphex is usually well tolerated. In clinical studies of patients using Aciphex, headache was the most common side effect possibly related to the drug (2.4% vs. 1.6% for sugar pill).
Common misspelling of Aciphex - Acaphex, Acaphix, Aciphax |
