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new warning label on zithromax
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spicyone18
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This is interesting...right now I am in hospital and when they give me my morning pills they give me my nexium and zithro at the same time....
spicyone18
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This is interesting...right now I am in hospital and when they give me my morning pills they give me my nexium and zithro at the same time....
Mockingbird
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<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Anonymous</b></i><br>is zantac an antiacid?<hr></blockquote>
Not exactly. An antacid simply neutralizes stomach acid, while meds like Zantac (which are actually acid/histamine-H2 blockers) prevent the body from releasing acid into the stomach in the first place.
The reason they say not to take antacid with antibiotics is because most antacids have magnesium in them. Magnesium is what makes the antibiotics ineffective.
Acid blockers like zantac and proton pump inhibitors like prevacid, nexium, and prilosec don't contain magnesium, so there is no problem taking them with antibiotics.
Not exactly. An antacid simply neutralizes stomach acid, while meds like Zantac (which are actually acid/histamine-H2 blockers) prevent the body from releasing acid into the stomach in the first place.
The reason they say not to take antacid with antibiotics is because most antacids have magnesium in them. Magnesium is what makes the antibiotics ineffective.
Acid blockers like zantac and proton pump inhibitors like prevacid, nexium, and prilosec don't contain magnesium, so there is no problem taking them with antibiotics.
Mockingbird
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<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Anonymous</b></i><br>is zantac an antiacid?<hr></blockquote>
Not exactly. An antacid simply neutralizes stomach acid, while meds like Zantac (which are actually acid/histamine-H2 blockers) prevent the body from releasing acid into the stomach in the first place.
The reason they say not to take antacid with antibiotics is because most antacids have magnesium in them. Magnesium is what makes the antibiotics ineffective.
Acid blockers like zantac and proton pump inhibitors like prevacid, nexium, and prilosec don't contain magnesium, so there is no problem taking them with antibiotics.
Not exactly. An antacid simply neutralizes stomach acid, while meds like Zantac (which are actually acid/histamine-H2 blockers) prevent the body from releasing acid into the stomach in the first place.
The reason they say not to take antacid with antibiotics is because most antacids have magnesium in them. Magnesium is what makes the antibiotics ineffective.
Acid blockers like zantac and proton pump inhibitors like prevacid, nexium, and prilosec don't contain magnesium, so there is no problem taking them with antibiotics.
The doc and the pharmacist both told me proton-pump inhibitors rendered the oral antibiotics less effective and to take them apart from one another. But a little research turns up studies that found PPIs and azithromycin actually work synergistically against certain stomach bacteria and possibly against other bacteria. A little talkin'-to might be necessary.
The doc and the pharmacist both told me proton-pump inhibitors rendered the oral antibiotics less effective and to take them apart from one another. But a little research turns up studies that found PPIs and azithromycin actually work synergistically against certain stomach bacteria and possibly against other bacteria. A little talkin'-to might be necessary.