Heartburn & Indigestion Treatment Tablets

What is Heartburn & Indigestion Treatment Tablets and what is it used for?

Heartburn & Indigestion Treatment Tablets contains the active ingredient, which is an effective treatment for acid reflux, heartburn and indigestion, by reducing the amount of stomach acid that the body produces. It is available from The Independent Pharmacy either as a capsule or as a multiple unit pellet system (MUPS). Because the medicine in MUPS tablets is contained in many small pellets, you can open the tablet and dissolve its contents in water or juice. So, Heartburn & Indigestion Treatment Tablets is an excellent option if you have any difficulty swallowing capsules.

What is heartburn and acid reflux?

Stomach acid is necessary for the digestive process. The acid breaks down food before it reaches the intestines. Normally, the oesophagus is protected from these acids by a group of muscles called the oesophageal sphincter. These muscles are meant to form a one-way barrier to allow food to enter the stomach but acids and other substances remain down.

Sometimes, the oesophageal sphincter weakens under excess pressure causing stomach acid to pass up into the oesophagus. This is acid reflux. Heartburn is the name for the painful sensation of acid irritating or burning the tissues of the oesophagus. It has nothing to do with the heart – it gets its name because the pain is felt at the base of the chest.

Directions

For adults and the elderly: Take one 20mg tablet once a day, at around the same time each day, with a drink of water. If mixing the pellets with water, rinse the glass with some water and drink from it again, in order to consume any pellets stuck to the glass.

Side Effects

Not everyone will experience side effects when they take Heartburn & Indigestion Treatment Tablets, however, if you do they can include:

• Stomach pain
• Constipation
• Diarrhoea
• Wind
• Headache
• Nausea

If you are concerned about these effects, or if the product affects you in any other way, stop using it and talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Warnings

Reading the following warnings carefully will help to ensure you are selecting an appropriate product.

Heartburn & Indigestion Treatment Tablets are unsuitable for you if you are allergic to any of its ingredients, or are allergic to any other proton pump inhibiting medicines (including; lansoprazole, pantoprazole, esomeprazole or rabeprazole).

Heartburn & Indigestion Treatment Tablets may cause complications with other diseases. See your doctor immediately if you:

• Suddenly lose weight
• Have trouble swallowing
• Have liver problems
• Develop indigestion or stomach pain
• Notice blood in vomit or stools

Heartburn & Indigestion Treatment Tablets and other medicines

Inform your doctor if you plan on taking Heartburn & Indigestion Treatment Tablets whilst taking any of the following medicines:

• Antifungal medicines
• Epilepsy medication
• Vitamin K blockers
• Clopidogrel
• HIV medicines
• Digoxin
• Rifampicin
• Methotrexate
• Corticosteroids
• St John's wort
• Tacrolimus

Please read all packaging and the Patient Information Leaflet before taking any new medicine and inform your doctor of medicines you are taking or intend to take.