Can I take Nexium 40 mg twice a day?
The recommended dose is Nexium 40 mg twice a day. Your doctor will adjust the dose depending on your needs and will also decide how long you need to take the medicine for. The maximum dose is 80 mg twice a day.
How long should you take Nexium 40 mg?
Adults—40 milligrams (mg) once a day for 10 days. The dose is usually taken together with amoxicillin and clarithromycin. Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed. Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
How do you take Nexium 40 mg?
Take each dose with a full glass (8 ounces) of water. Nexium should be taken at least one hour before a meal. Do not crush or chew a delayed-release capsule. However to make swallowing easier, you may open the capsule and sprinkle the medicine into a spoonful of pudding or applesauce.
Is Nexium 40 mg sold over the counter?
Nexium 24HR is the same medication that previously required a prescription. However, Nexium 24HR is only available over-the-counter in the 20 mg capsules, so if you need the 40 mg strength, this option may not work for you.
Why can’t you take NEXIUM for more than 14 days?
Using Nexium for a long period of time may increase the risk of inflammation of the stomach lining, according to the FDA. At least one study showed long term use of Nexium and other PPIs could also increase the risk of death. The FDA warns that patients should never take Nexium 24HR for more than 14 days at a time.
Is it OK to take NEXIUM every day?
Do not take more than one capsule each day. You should not chew the capsule or empty its contents into food or drink. Do not use Nexium 24HR for longer than 14 days unless your healthcare professional directs you to do so. You can repeat a 14-day regimen once every four months.
Why is Nexium bad for you?
Is it OK to take Nexium every day?
Can you take Nexium 40 mg?
To treat too much acid in the stomach caused by a growth in the pancreas (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome): The recommended dose is Nexium 40 mg twice a day. Your doctor will adjust the dose depending on your needs and will also decide how long you need to take the medicine for. The maximum dose is 80 mg twice a day.
Can you purchase Nexium over the counter?
Nexium is used mainly for the treatment of gastrointestinal esophageal reflux disease ( GERD ), better known as acid reflux or heartburn. It will be sold over-the-counter as Nexium 24HR.
Is prescription and over the counter Nexium the same?
Nexium 20mg with a prescription and Nexium 20 mg available over the counter (OTC or without a prescription) have the exact same active ingredient (called esomeprazole). This means both OTC and prescription Nexium work the same exact way in your body. The difference is that OTC Nexium is used primarily for heartburn.
What drug class is Nexium?
Nexium belongs to a class of drugs called proton pump inhibitors, which block the production of acid in the stomach. Other proton pump inhibitors include omeprazole (Prilosec), lansoprazole (Prevacid), rabeprazole (Aciphex), and pantoprazole (Protonix).