Prevacid 24HR Caps 42-Count Reviews
January 17, 2012 by jenit
Filed under Health Product
Prevacid 24HR Caps 42-Count
- May take 1 to 4 days for full effect, although some people get complete relief of symptoms within 24 hours
- Help prevent the acid that causes heartburn pain
- Clinically proven to treat frequent heartburn
- Stop the damage from coming back if maintenance therapy is prescribed
- Treats frequent heartburn (occurs 2 or more days a week)
Prevacid is used to treat and prevent stomach and intestinal ulcers, erosive esophagitis (damage to the esophagus from stomach acid), and other conditions involving excessive stomach acid such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Prevacid decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach.
List Price: $ 42.84
Price: $ 15.99
works great if you take the correct dosage,
prevacid does work well if you take the correct dosage. I took prevacid by prescription 30mgs and it work wonders on my reflux. Then I stopped taking it and it came back. Doctor put me on acipex, then my health insurance starting charging a 100 dolloar co pay. I started to take prevacid otc, but only took on pill 15mgs. the refux came back in a few days. I looked at the bottle and realized it was half of prescription strength and starting taking two pills. reflux improved after days and no problems since. its not unusual a drug that goes otc to have a lower dosage than when it was available by sript. so if it is not working for you, take two pills at once and you will be taking prescription strength dosage.
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|Replacement for Prevacid solutabs, 15mg,
Our current prescription copay for the solutab form of Prevacid is $90 per month and insurance pays the rest. Our daughter needs to take Prevacid for acid control as she has GERD. She is 3 years of age now and takes the contents of one capsule twice daily with applesauce or pudding as a base. We save at least $30 per month by purchasing OTC Prevacid without insurance and avoiding the high cost of the solutabs. Our daughter’s G.I. specialist gave the approval to switch to this medication form. I hope this information is helpful to other sufferers of GERD or caregivers of children/elderly with this condition.
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|Take Two, They’re Small…,
I used Nexium until recently, until my insurance up the drug to Tier 1 ($60.00 co-pay). I’ve tried Prilosec OTC, but like others I’ve experienced unwanted side-effects (mild cramping, most notably). Recently I tried Prevacid OTC, and at first I was disappointed because it seemed to last only part of the day. So I tried taking it twice a day (somewhat equivalent to the 20mg of Nexium I had been taking once a day), and that works just fine for me. Of course, that also makes it roughly twice as expensive as Prilosec OTC, but I do like the fewer side-effects and it works almost as well as Nexium…
Disclaimer: I am no doctor, so please consult one before exceeding the manufacturer’s recommendations
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