Drug Name: | Esomeprazole |
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Drug Class: | Proton Pump Inhibitor |
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Mechanism of Action: | Reduces gastric acid secretion by irreversibly inhibiting the H+/K+ ATPase enzyme in the gastric parietal cells |
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Use: | - Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Healing and maintenance of erosive esophagitis
- Treatment of gastric ulcers
- Management of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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Side Effects: | - Headache
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Flatulence
- Dizziness
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Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to esomeprazole or other proton pump inhibitors
- Co-administration with drugs that require gastric acidity for absorption (e.g., ketoconazole, iron salts)
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Specialty: | - Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
- Family Medicine
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