Comments on: What are the side-effects of Prevacid and Mylanta on infants ? http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/ All your questions about Acid Reflux answered Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:17:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Yarro Pilz http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Yarro Pilz Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:29:15 +0000 http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/#comment-1124 Both of my kids had diagnosed grade 4 reflux, and we gave each of them Prevacid once a day until they were about 9 months old. We never noticed any side effects from the Prevacid. My older daughter also took Reglan for a few weeks. It didn't seem to help, and it can have some pretty nasty side effects, so we took her off it. Our pediatrician said that Prevacid has so few side effects that it's sometimes prescribed even to kids who haven't had a full GI study done. It might help, and it won't hurt. Good luck. Both of my kids had diagnosed grade 4 reflux, and we gave each of them Prevacid once a day until they were about 9 months old.

We never noticed any side effects from the Prevacid.

My older daughter also took Reglan for a few weeks. It didn’t seem to help, and it can have some pretty nasty side effects, so we took her off it.

Our pediatrician said that Prevacid has so few side effects that it’s sometimes prescribed even to kids who haven’t had a full GI study done. It might help, and it won’t hurt.

Good luck.

]]> By: C c http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 C c Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:29:15 +0000 http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/#comment-1125 Who did that? Did a GI doctor examine the baby? I would be doing some serious investigating. If the baby needs all that i think the infant is lactose intolorant Who did that? Did a GI doctor examine the baby? I would be doing some serious investigating. If the baby needs all that i think the infant is lactose intolorant

]]> By: Gages'&Karlannas' Mommy http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Gages'&Karlannas' Mommy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:29:15 +0000 http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/#comment-1126 Oh I would like to know as well. My 3 month old baby girl is on prevacid for Reflux. She also is taking it everyday. Hopefuly it wont do harm to our babies tummys! And hopefuly our doctors wouldnt harm our babies:) Oh I would like to know as well. My 3 month old baby girl is on prevacid for Reflux. She also is taking it everyday. Hopefuly it wont do harm to our babies tummys! And hopefuly our doctors wouldnt harm our babies:)

]]> By: mystic_eye_cda http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 mystic_eye_cda Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:29:15 +0000 http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/#comment-1127 Prevacid is not approved for or been studied in children under 1 year of age: http://www.thirdage.com/healthgate/files/26025.html October 14, 2002 – The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Prevacid (lansoprazole) for the short-term treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and erosive esophagitis in children aged 1 to 11 years. http://www.prevacid.com/pi.aspx Pediatric The pharmacokinetics of lansoprazole were studied in pediatric patients with GERD aged 1 to 11 years and 12 to 17 years in two separate clinical studies. In children aged 1 to 11 years, lansoprazole was dosed 15 mg daily for subjects weighing £ 30 kg and 30 mg daily for subjects weighing greater than 30 kg. Mean Cmax and AUC values observed on Day 5 of dosing were similar between the two dose groups and were not affected by weight or age within each weight-adjusted dose group used in the study. In adolescent subjects aged 12 to 17 years, subjects were randomized to receive lansoprazole at 15 mg or 30 mg daily. Mean Cmax and AUC values of lansoprazole were not affected by body weight or age; and nearly dose-proportional increases in mean Cmax and AUC values were observed between the two dose groups in the study. Overall, lansoprazole pharmacokinetics in pediatric patients aged 1 to 17 years were similar to those observed in healthy adult subjects. Prevacid is not approved for or been studied in children under 1 year of age:

http://www.thirdage.com/healthgate/files/26025.html
October 14, 2002 – The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Prevacid (lansoprazole) for the short-term treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and erosive esophagitis in children aged 1 to 11 years.

http://www.prevacid.com/pi.aspx
Pediatric
The pharmacokinetics of lansoprazole were studied in pediatric patients with GERD aged 1 to 11 years
and 12 to 17 years in two separate clinical studies. In children aged 1 to 11 years, lansoprazole was
dosed 15 mg daily for subjects weighing £ 30 kg and 30 mg daily for subjects weighing greater than
30 kg. Mean Cmax and AUC values observed on Day 5 of dosing were similar between the two dose
groups and were not affected by weight or age within each weight-adjusted dose group used in the study.
In adolescent subjects aged 12 to 17 years, subjects were randomized to receive lansoprazole at 15 mg or
30 mg daily. Mean Cmax and AUC values of lansoprazole were not affected by body weight or age; and
nearly dose-proportional increases in mean Cmax and AUC values were observed between the two dose
groups in the study. Overall, lansoprazole pharmacokinetics in pediatric patients aged 1 to 17 years were
similar to those observed in healthy adult subjects.

]]> By: Baby Pearce http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 Baby Pearce Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:29:15 +0000 http://acidreflux.alltheinfo.info/2009/09/25/what-are-the-side-effects-of-prevacid-and-mylanta-on-infants/#comment-1128 The best information I can give you on this is to go to your pharmacist and have him let you read their "bible" as they call it on all medications.If it were not for this "bible" I would still be wondering what happened to my son. The best information I can give you on this is to go to your pharmacist and have him let you read their "bible" as they call it on all medications.If it were not for this "bible" I would still be wondering what happened to my son.

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