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Is Pantoprazole An Antacid?

Posted on Wed, 5 Oct 2016

Question: I am just trying to find out if Pantoprazole SOD is an antacid. I am taking Gabapentin and the Gabapentin bottle says to not take an antacid within 2 hours of taking Gabapentin.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No it is not that antacid

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
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The antacid for the recreance question is aluminum hydroxide, magnesium and others. It will be wrong to say that pentoprazole is not antacid but it is different from what is mentioned for intake of gabapentin.

In reference to gabapenin, pentoprazole is proton pump inhibitor which is used as antacid but not an antacid.

To conclude you do not need to wait for two hours between gabapentin and pentoprazole.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (38 minutes later)

Thank you. One more thing: I take my Gabapentin (600mg), the Pentoprazole, and Linsinopril all at the same time mid-morning. Do you see any issues with that? I take two more doses of Gaba during the day and one more Pentoprazole before the end of the day.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There is no major issue

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for reverting back to me.

Although there is no major issue with this way of ingesting medication but pentoprazole should;d be taken empty stomach.

In my view it will be better if you can take pentoprazole alone and than lisinopril and gabapentin after taking some food.

I hope this assists you further.
Thanks and regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (30 minutes later)

Thanks for the additional information. My mid-morning medications are no problem because I don't eat breakfast. All the mid-morning meds are on an empty stomach. I do not eat until sometime after noon. I also take hydrocodone for a spinal issue but that's the pill I take immediately upon getting up in the morning. Sometimes I do not take another hydrocodone for the rest of the day.
Thank you

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
That is fine

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for reverting back to me.

Since you are not taking breakfast we do not need to manage many things.

You can continue as per current schedule.

Thanks and regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar