Prilosec
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Drug Name: Prilosec
Drug ID: 6
Nutritional Considerations
This medication may affect the proper absorption of beta carotene, iron and vitamin B12. Consult your pharmacist regarding supplementation.
- Drug Interaction Facts, Tatro, D.S., Editor (St. Louis, MO, Facts and Comparisons, through July 1995)
- Bradford GS, Taylor CT: Omeprazole and vitamin B12 deficiency, Ann Pharmacother 1999 May;33(5):641-3.
- Termanini B, Gibril F, Sutliff VE, et al. Effect of long-term gastric acid suppressive therapy on serum vitamin B12 levels in patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Am J Med 1998;104:422-30.
- Koop H, Bachem MG. Serum iron, ferritin, and vitamin B12 during prolonged omeprazole therapy. J Clin Gastroenterol 1992;14:288-92.
- Bellou A, Aimone-Gastin I, De Korwin JD, et al: Colbalamin deficiency with megaloblastic anemia in one patients under long-term omeprazole therapy, J Intern Med, 1996, 240(3): 161-4.
- Saltzman JR, Kemp JA, Golner BB, et al: Effect of hypochlorhydria due to omeprazole treatment or atrophic gastritis on protein-bound vitamin B12 absorption, J Am Coll Nutr, 1994, 13 (6):584-91.
- Pronsky, Z Food Medication Interactions, 11th edition, 1999
- Tang G, Serfaty-Lacronsniere C, Camilo ME, Russell RM. Gastric acidity influences the blood response to a beta-carotene dose in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 1996;64:622-26.
Avoid alcohol with this drug.
- Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
- Pronsky, Z Food Medication Interactions, 11th edition, 1999
Herbal Considerations
Prilosec may interact with St. John's Wort to increase the risk of photosensitivity.
- Mirossay A, Mirossay L, Tothova, et al. Potentiation o fhypericin an dhypocrellin-induced phototoxicity by omeprazole. Phytomedicine 6(5): 311 - 317, 1999.
- Seigers Cp, et al. Phototoxicity caused by hypericum. Nervehielkunde 12: 320 - 322, 1993.
Acacia, Black mustard, Capsicum, Devil's Claw, Goldenseal,and Horseradish, all increase gastric acid and could therefore theoretically interact with Prilosec.
- PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2nd edition, Medical Economics Company, 2000
NDC Codes
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