DEXLANSOPRAZOLE vs LANSOPRAZOLE

I'll preface this with the fact that I'm a PICU NP. I don't do outpatient, and I could be better about considering costs when discussing medications or therapies, but often my patients are so sick there aren't really alternatives. I know healthcare costs are a big point of discussion in this group.

I **(17MTF, 194cm/6'5", 145kg)** have had unexplained symptoms for years now. They didn't seem like an immediate risk until my baby cousin suddenly died. Also, hopefully, this isn't too long a read. I'm sorry if it is. A few months ago, my **(1F)** cousin died of SIDS after being discharged from

I (17 Trans MTF Scholar) having been experiencing increasingly worsening symptoms since around the age of 5. I take Valproic Acid, Fluoxetine, Dexlansoprazole, Lorasidone, Bisprolol and Buspirone. I am also prescribed Tramadol but I don't take it because I don't want to become addicted. I started ha

Age: 22 Gender: Male Height: 1.80m Weight: 64Kg Race: White Duration of complaint: 24 hours Location: Argentina Current medication: Dexlansoprazol 60mg per day Hey Reddit. You've probably heard similar complaints before but this is truly for now the only place where I think I can find answers. I pu

My boyfriend (**28M**), has been sick for almost 2 years and the doctors have not been able to figure it out. He has seen a few doctors that have prescribed meds to treat specific symptoms but none have taken the time to see what could be underlying and linking the symptoms. Treating the symptoms ha

Hi - Female, 62, obese, old RN, total thyroidectomy 10 years ago for thyroid cancer, cancer free since. I had rebound covid in September of this year. I was sick about 2 weeks and had an elevated temp for about a week. At that time, I started spending a lot of time outside in fairly cool weather, li

23F; Diagnoses: PCOS, high cholesterol, anxiety disorder, depression, gastritis, GERD; Meds: Lexapro, dexlansoprazole Sorry for the long read but I felt it was important to include all this info to better understand my situation. So I left what was initially gastritis untreated for about 2 years a

My father, age 62, is a retired bus driver and lifelong farmer. He is in good health, never smoked, never drank alcohol, stands 6 feet tall, and weighs 180 lbs. There is no significant family history of medical conditions. On September 8th, he began feeling unwell and stopped eating because food mad

Anyone have experience giving IV pantoprazole down a NG, OG, PEG, PEJ, etc tube? The granules will clog many of our tunes and the lansoprazole soluble tablet is $$$$ compared to the IV pantoprazole. Some of our patients do not have IV access and it is not an option to get IV access. I don't see anyt

Hey new grad here, just wanted some input/tips on how YOU resolve some of the DURs that are common or any DUR for that matter. I work for retail and I am experiencing "alert fatigue" Some examples of important DURs: 1) Omeprazole/Nexium + Clopidogrel interaction. The PPI can be switched to Lansop

Just a preface: I'm a pharmacist not a patient asking for medical advice. Yesterday I had a caregiver pick up lansoprazole that had to be administered via NG tube. I gave them the package insert and we went through how to administer it (the insert said to mix in 40 mL of apple juice and apple juice

for patients with ng tubes, package insert says "Mix intact granules into 40 mL of apple juice. DO NOT USE OTHER LIQUIDS". why would this be the case?

Hey all, so I work at a pharmacy that primarily bills scripts for high risk babies and a lot of what we dispense is compounds. On Pioneer, we are able to add compound formulations (clopidogrel, lansoprazole, entresto, etc) however we have to write by hand the lot and expiration for each ingredient i