| What is Prevacid?
Prevacid belongs to the group of medicines known as proton pump inhibitors. Prevacid works by reducing the amount of acid in the stomach, relieving pain and helping repair the damage. Prevacid is used to treat certain conditions that produced by too much acid in the stomach.
Prevacid is used to treat stomach ulcers (stomach ulcers), duodenal ulcers (ulcers of the upper part of the intestine), acid reflux disease, acid-related dyspepsia (acid indigestion) and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
Prevacid may also be used to treat irritation and ulceration of the stomach, the anti-inflammatory by non-steroidal drugs.
Lansoprazole is main ingredient of Prevacid. Lansoprazole is also produced by different manufacturers and sold in different countries under the trade name Agopton, lansoprazole, Lansox, Lanzap, Lanzor, Limpidex, Monolitum, Ogast, OgastORO, Opir, Prevacid, Prevpac, Prosogan, Refluxon, Solox, Takepron, zotone. All these drugs are original brand name drug or pharmaceutical analogues.