Prevacid
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Prevacid
OVERDOSE
PREVACID is not removed from the circulation by hemodialysis. In one reported overdose, a patient consumed 600 mg of PREVACID with no adverse reaction. Oral PREVACID doses up to 5000 mg/kg in rats [approximately 1300 times the 30 mg human dose based on body surface area (BSA)] and in mice (about 675.7 times the 30 mg human dose based on BSA) did not produce deaths or any clinical signs.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
PREVACID is contraindicated in patients with known severe hypersensitivity to any component of the formulation of PREVACID. For information on contraindications for amoxicillin or clarithromycin, refer to their full prescribing information, CONTRAINDICATIONS sections.
Last reviewed on RxList: 5/18/2012
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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