Rabeprazole:
*Rabeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor that decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach.
*Rabeprazole is used to treat symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in adults
and children who are at least 1 year old.
*Rabeprazole is used only in adults to treat conditions involving excessive stomach acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Rabeprazole is also used to promote healing of erosive esophagitis (damage to your esophagus caused
by stomach acid).
*Rabeprazole may also be given with an antibiotic to prevent gastric ulcer caused by infection with helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).
*Rabeprazole is not for immediate relief of heartburn symptoms.
***DO NOT TAKE WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION OR
CONSULT WITH DOCTOR/PHARMACIST
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