What Side Effects of Nexium Price Indications How to Use Nexium Stomach Medicine

What is Nexium, what is it, what are the indications?

 

Nexium is one of the stomach protection drugs, reduces acid formation in the stomach, cures stomach diseases or prevents the development of stomach disease. Nexium contains an active substance called esomeprazole. The price of Nexium is 26,52 TL.

 

What is Nexium for? Indications

  Provides treatment for GERD in the case of gastro-esophageal reflux.
It is effective in pain and inflammation of the esophagus caused by gastric juice escaping into the esophagus.
It plays a role in the relief of complaints such as vomiting and heartburn caused by escaping gastric juice into the esophagus.
Nexium treatment is applied to individuals who have to use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) continuously.
It is preferred to eliminate discomfort, pain and similar complaints in the upper part of the stomach or abdominal cavity due to any medication taken to relieve inflammation or pain.
It is also used in the treatment of ulcers; for example, it is very effective in preventing and ameliorating ulcers caused by inflammation and pain relieving drugs.
It is successful in treating a bacterial infection called Helicobacter pylori. This problem is one of the causes of ulcers and can be controlled by Nexium.
It is used to maintain the mechanisms (hemostasis) that are effective in stopping bleeding following treatment with infusion solution. In addition, Nexium is used as a precaution to prevent recurrence of bleeding in stomach or duodenal ulcers.
Nexium is used for the treatment of tumors that induce intense acid increase-triggering hormones in the stomach (ie Zollinger-Ellison syndrome). In addition, Nexium provides significant improvement in high gastric acid secretions due to other causes.
 

How to use Nexium?

 

Nexium tablets should be used without crushing and chewing. Tablets may be taken on an empty stomach or with meals. Tablets should be swallowed with half a glass of water and in one piece. If desired, each tablet can be placed in half a glass of water. Thus, the tablets will be dissolved and swallowed without difficulty. However, no liquid other than water should be used.

 

The recommended initial dose in the treatment of adults is Nexium 40 mg twice daily. The dose rate required by your disease will be adjusted by your physician and your physician will determine how long your treatment will continue. The recommended treatment period is 1 week.

 

For inflammation and pain of the esophagus It is recommended to take Nexium 40 mg once a day (for erosive reflux esophagitis). The total length of treatment will be 4 to 8 weeks, depending on the severity of the condition and your response to the drug.

 

It is recommended to use Nexium 20 mg once a day in order to prevent recurrence . It is recommended to use Nexium 20 mg once daily for the relief of vomiting, heartburn and similar symptoms (for symptomatic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease). If your complaints do not improve after 4 weeks, inform your doctor.

 

What are the side effects of Nexium?

 

Like all medicines, people who are sensitive to the ingredients of Nexium may have side effects.

 

Stop using Nexium and notify your doctor immediately or contact the emergency department of your nearest hospital if any of the following occurs:

  Sudden growling, swelling of the lips, tongue and throat or body, skin rash, fainting or difficulty swallowing (severe allergic reaction)
Redness with blisters or peeling of the skin. Severe bubbling and bleeding may also occur on the lips, eyes, mouth, nose and genital areas. This may be "Stevens Johnson syndrome" or "toxic epidermal necrolysis".
They also have symptoms of liver problems, yellowing of the skin, dark urine and fatigue.
 

These are all serious side effects. All of these very serious side effects are rare (affecting less than 1 in 1000 people).

 

Other side effects are as follows:

 

Common (affects less than 1 in 10 people)

  Headaches
Effect on the abdomen or intestine: diarrhea, abdominal pain, constipation, gas collection
Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)
 

Uncommon (affects less than 1 in 100 people)

  Swelling of the feet and wrists
Sleep disorders (insomnia)
Drowsiness, a tingling sensation like a “needle stick,, feeling drowsy
The sensation of dizziness (vertigo)
Dry mouth
Changes in blood tests showing how the liver works
Skin rash, lumpy rash and skin itching
Hip, wrist or spine fracture (if Nexium is used in high doses and for a long time)
 

Sparse (affects less than 1 in 1000 people)

  Blood problems, such as a decrease in the number of white blood cells or platelets. This may cause fatigue, bruising, or make infection more likely.
Low sodium values ​​in the blood. This can cause fatigue, feeling sick (vomiting) and cramps.
Feeling agitated, confused or depressed
Disorder in taste
Vision problems such as blurred vision
Suddenly wheezing or breathing (bronchospasm)
Inflammation in the mouth
An inflammation caused by a fungus called "thrush" which can affect the intestines
Jaundice or impotent jaundice that can cause yellowing of the skin, dark urine and fatigue
Hair loss (alopecia)
Skin rash on the sun
Joint pain (arthralgia) or muscle pain (myalgia)
Generally not feeling well and weakness
Increase in sweating
 

Very rare (affecting less than 1 in 10,000 people)

  Changes in blood values, including agranulocytosis (lack of white blood cells)
The state of aggression / anger
Seeing, feeling or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations)
Intestinal inflammation causing diarrhea (microscopic colitis)
Serious liver problems that cause liver failure and inflammation of the brain
Sudden severe rash or blistering or skin peeling. This may be associated with high fever and joint pain (Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis)
Muscle weakness
Serious kidney problems
Breast growth in men
Reduction of magnesium level in the blood (If you have been using Nexium for more than three months, there is a possibility that magnesium levels in your blood will drop. If any of these symptoms occur in you, tell your doctor immediately.
 

In very rare cases, Nexium may affect white blood cells, important in immune protection. If you have an infection with a severe general condition such as fever, or if you have fever with regional inflammation such as pain in the neck, throat or mouth, or difficulty in urinating, you should consult your doctor as soon as possible, so that the lack of white blood cells (agranulocytosis) can be determined by a blood test. . It is important to provide information about your treatment.

 

This list of side effects should not be of concern to you. You may not experience any of these. Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you encounter any side effects not mentioned in these instructions for use.

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