Esomeprazole Magnesium Delayed-Release Capsules 20 mg - Actavis

Esomeprazole 20 mg
(*Each delayed-release capsule corresponds to 21.7 mg esomeprazole magnesium dihydrate)

Acid reducer

• treats frequent heartburn (occurs 2 or more days a week)
• not intended for immediate relief of heartburn; this drug may take 1 to 4 days for full effect

Allergy alert: Do not use if you are allergic to esomeprazole

• trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools
• heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating or dizziness
• chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness
• frequent chest pain

These may be signs of a serious condition.  See your doctor.

• had heartburn over 3 months.  This may be a sign of a more serious condition.
• frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn
• unexplained weight loss
• nausea or vomiting
• stomach pain

• warfarin, clopidogrel or cilostazol (blood-thinning medicines)
• prescription antifungal or anti-yeast medicines
• digoxin (heart medicine)
• diazepam (anxiety medicine)
• tacrolimus or mycophenolate mofetil (immune system medicines)
• prescription antiretrovirals (medicines for HIV infection)
• methotrexate (arthritis medicine)

• your heartburn continues or worsens
• you need to take this product for more than 14 days
• you need to take more than 1 course of treatment every 4 months
• you get diarrhea
• you develop a rash or joint pain

ask a health professional before use.

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) right away.

• adults 18 years of age and older
• this product is to be used once a day (every 24 hours), every day for 14 days
• may take 1 to 4 days for full effect

            14-Day Course of Treatment
            •   swallow 1 capsule with a glass of water before eating in the morning
            •   take every day for 14 days 
            •   do not take more than 1 capsule a day 
            •   swallow whole. Do not crush or chew capsules.
            •   do not use for more than 14 days unless directed by your doctor

            Repeated 14-Day Courses (if needed)
            •   you may repeat a 14-day course every 4 months
            •   do not take for more than 14 days or more often than every 4 months unless directed by a doctor

• children under 18 years of age: ask a doctor before use. Heartburn in children may sometimes be caused by a serious condition.

• read the directions and warnings before us
• keep the carton. It contains important information.
• store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F)

gelatin, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid copolymer dispersion type C, mono-and di-glycerides, polysorbate 80, sodium lauryl sulfate, sugar spheres (contain sucrose, corn starch and purified water), talc, titanium dioxide, triethyl citrate.

Each capsule is imprinted with blue pharmaceutical ink which contains butyl alcohol, dehydrated alcohol, FD&C Blue No 2 aluminum lake, isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, shellac, strong ammonia solution and having two parallel bands which contains FD&C Blue No 2 aluminum lake, gelatin and polysorbate 80

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**Compare to the active ingredient in Nexium^® 24R

24-hour

esomeprazole magnesium

delayed-release capsules

USP, 20 mg*

acid reducer

treats frequent heartburn

may take 1 to 4 days for full effect

**This product is not manufactured or distributed by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, distributor of Nexium® 24HR.

TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF PRINTED SAFETY SEAL UNDER CAP OR BAND AROUND THE CENTER OF EACH CAPSULE IS BROKEN OR MISSING.

KEEP OUTER CARTON FOR COMPLETE WARNINGS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION

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