Therapeutic Indications

• The Product is recommended for use to treat the following:
• Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome -Too much acid in the stomach caused by a growth in the pancreas
• Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Ulcers caused by medicines called NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs)
• Ulcers in the upper part of the intestine (duodenal ulcer) or stomach (gastric ulcer) prevention of reoccurrence of ulcers

Usage Directions

• Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your Doctor. Swallow it as a whole with water; do not crush, break or chew it.

Precautions & Warnings

• Please consult your doctor before consuming this medicine, in case of:
• Have severe liver problems
• Are allergic to OMEZ 20MG or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
• Pass black stools (blood-stained faeces), diarrhoea
• Lose a lot of weight for no reason and have problems swallowing
• Begin to vomit food or blood
• Get stomach pain or indigestion

Indicated Side Effects

• Like all medicines, this medicine cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
• Yellow skin, dark urine and tiredness
• Severe allergic reaction - Sudden wheezing, swelling of your lips, tongue and throat or body, rash, fainting or difficulties to swallow
• Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis - Reddening of the skin with blisters or peeling and bleeding in the lips, eyes, mouth, nose and genitals
• Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)
• Headache
• Diarrhoea, stomach pain, constipation, flatulence, benign polyps in the stomach
• Fracture of the hip, wrist or spine
• Swelling of the feet and ankles
• Generally feeling unwell and lacking energy
• Disturbed sleep (insomnia)
• Skin rash, lumpy rash (hives) and itchy skin
• Changes in blood tests that check how the liver is working
• Spinning feeling (vertigo)
• Inflammation in the gut
• Reduced number of white cells or platelets
• Increased sweating
• Fever, wheezing
• Severe kidney problems (interstitial nephritis)
• Low levels of sodium in the blood - being sick (vomiting) and cramps
• Joint pains (arthralgia) or muscle pains (myalgia)
• Feeling agitated, confused or depressed
• Skin rash on exposure to sunshine
• Taste changes
• Hair loss (alopecia)
• Eyesight problems such as blurred vision
• Suddenly feeling wheezy or short of breath (bronchospasm)
• An inflammation of the inside of the mouth
• Dry mouth
• Enlarged breasts in men
• Aggression
• Muscle weakness
• Seeing, feeling or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations)
• Erythema multiforme - joint pains

Interactions

• Amoxicillin and clarithromycin (to treat infections)
• Medicine containing nelfinavir, atazanavir, saquinavir (used for HIV infection)
• Methotrexate (a chemotherapy medicine used in high doses to treat cancer)
• Ketoconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole or voriconazole (used to treat infections caused by a fungus)
• Erlotinib (used to treat cancer)
• Digoxin (used to treat heart problems)
• Clopidogrel (used to prevent blood clots)
• Diazepam, Phenytoin (used to treat anxiety, relax muscles or in epilepsy)
• Cilostazol (used to treat intermittent claudication)
• Warfarin or other vitamin K blockers
• Tacrolimus (in cases of organ transplantation)
• Rifampicin (used to treat tuberculosis)

Storage Condition

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight or as mentioned on Product/Label.

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