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Can Prevacid And Nexium Be Taken Together?

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Question : Can I take a prevacid and a nexium ?
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (35 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
there is no reason to do so...

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

prevacid (lansoprazole) is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Nexium (esomeprazole) is another PPI. There is no expected benefit (at least not a significant one) from taking two PPIs. On the contrary using more drugs than required, may only increase the risk for side effects. If you'd like to use another "similar" drug you can use an antacid or an H2 receptor antagonist (like ranitidine) which also decreases gastric acidity but from a different pathway.

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Can Prevacid And Nexium Be Taken Together?

Brief Answer: there is no reason to do so... Detailed Answer: Hello, prevacid (lansoprazole) is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Nexium (esomeprazole) is another PPI. There is no expected benefit (at least not a significant one) from taking two PPIs. On the contrary using more drugs than required, may only increase the risk for side effects. If you'd like to use another "similar" drug you can use an antacid or an H2 receptor antagonist (like ranitidine) which also decreases gastric acidity but from a different pathway. Kind Regards!