Lansoprazole (lansoprazole): Reviews and patient testimonials


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Medication indications

Lansoprazole 15 mg gastro-resistant capsules

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy treatment for H. pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole 15 mg gastro-resistant capsules, hard

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H.pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole is indicated in adults.

Lansoprazole 15 mg orodispersible tablets

- Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer.

- Treatment of reflux oesophagitis.

- Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

- Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H.pylori-associated ulcers.

- Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment.

- Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

- Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux.disease.

- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole 15 mg Orodispersible Tablets

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H. pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole 15mg Gastro-resistant Capsules

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H.pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole 15mg Orodispersible Tablets

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H.pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole orodispersible tablets are indicated in adults.

Lansoprazole 30 mg gastro-resistant capsules

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy treatment for H. pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole 30 mg gastro-resistant capsules. hard

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H.pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole is indicated in adults.

Lansoprazole 30 mg Orodispersible Tablets

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H. pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole 30 mg orodispersible tablets

- Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer.

- Treatment of reflux oesophagitis.

- Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

- Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H.pylori-associated ulcers.

- Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment.

- Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

- Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux.disease.

- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole 30mg Gastro-Resistant Capsules

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H.pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole 30mg Gastro-resistant Capsules

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H.pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole 30mg Orodispersible Tablets

• Treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcer

• Treatment of reflux oesophagitis

• Prophylaxis of reflux oesophagitis

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) concurrently given with appropriate antibiotic therapy for treatment of H.pylori-associated ulcers

• Treatment of NSAID-associated benign gastric and duodenal ulcers in patients requiring continued NSAID treatment

• Prophylaxis of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in patients at risk requiring continued therapy

• Symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease

• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Lansoprazole orodispersible tablets are indicated in adults.


Route of administration: Oral
Molecule: lansoprazole

Patients' opinions on Lansoprazole

In brief

General satisfaction level: 7.09/10 Learn more

Treatment's effectiveness: 7.36/10 Learn more

Ease of use: 8.82/10 Learn more

Adherence to prescription: 8.36/10 Learn more

Detected side effects: 3.80/10 Learn more

Improvement in the quality of life: 6.27/10 Learn more

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Tips and advice of the community


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Sutherland
on 06/10/2020

On 30mg a day. Find they work to a certain level, then bang, Acid Reflux flairs up again. Have a Hiatus Hernia which makes the sphincter at the top of my stomach continuously open. Does anyone else have throat issues because of 'acid'? 


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Lottie67
on 06/05/2021

I have been taking Lansoprazole for about 10 years they help to a point. If I miss one it is usually obvious after  coup!e of hours. I do not have constant relief and use gaviscon when needed. I was also on ranitidine before bed but that med has been withdrawn from the market. When I was taking all 3 I felt much better.

I too have an hiatus hernia, and I can have an awful cough due to the acid, it is known as a Gerd cough which I had once none stop for 6 months, I get it intermittently and it can wear me out.

I was a candidate for surgery but  refused, for various reasons.

I think people are generally just left to get on with this, I have seen a gastro consultant who as lovely, I had all the necessary tests, meds adjusted and basically that was it.

Love to hear anyone else's experience

Lottie:)


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lesmal • Ambassador
on 07/09/2021

I'm on 30mg Lansoprazole but find I constantly have fluid in the throat and problems with swallowing. I was also diagnosed with a hiatus hernia but the epilepsy medication, Topiramate, made mine worse. I've since gone off Topiramate but still have heartburn. 


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YorkshireJayne
on 02/11/2021

I have suffered heartburn since 2000 (thanks to years of NSAIDs) when my GP put me on 15 mg of Lansoprazole, which helped for a few years and then I began to get heartburn and indigestion, as well as reflux and when I coughed a taste of blood. Had an endoscopy, in 2014, which diagnosed a slight hiatus hernia, but nothing else and my GP upped Lansoprozole to 30mg; fast forward to 2020 and I had an awful bout of what I now know to be oesophageal spasm, I honestly felt like I was having a heart attack, it was awful. The pain was like nothing else I have ever had and all I can think to describe it is cramp, which won't go off, no matter what you do; breaking out into a cold sweat and feeling nauseous goes with it too. A phone call with my GP in January rang alarm bells, due to a family history of stomach and pancreatic cancer I was fast tracked for another endoscopy, which failed thanks to the spasms. A CT scan and barium meal CT scan, showed me to have the oesophageal spasm, but also Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma! 

So what I'm saying in this story, is please, if Lansoprazole doesn't take the heartburn away completely, see your GP ASAP, it could be an underlying symptom of something more.


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lesmal • Ambassador
on 30/03/2024

@YorkshireJayne I'm going back reading comments as I'm at my wits end with problems since 11th March 2024! I've had terrible weakness, hoarseness and chronic coughing since. My doctor tried antibiotics but my chest is fine and no signs of infection. I put this down to GERD and he's now given 60mg daily for a week in the meantime. I can't sleep due to the coughing and am using an extra pillow in the meantime. I'm waiting for blood tests also to check thyroid as I'm hypothyroid also.

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YorkshireJayne
on 06/03/2024

@lesmal Lansoprazole doesn't cause headaches, but it does cause dry mouth I find chewing gum a huge help.

If your reflux/heartburn is still there though, it needs investigating further. A cautionary tale:

3 years ago, I went to my GP because my heartburn/reflux wasn't controlled by the Lansoprazole I had been on for over 10 years; because there's a family history of gastric cancers, he referred me on the two week cancer pathway and I was seen for a scan within that two weeks. (I was initially sent for an endoscopy which failed) That scan showed enlarged lymph nodes, and a follow up biopsy, had me diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Follicular Lymphoma; a blood cancer, which I have for the rest of my life now. The upside is that I haven't had any treatment yet, it's an indolent cancer which has the ability to fluctuate and at the moment is in "remission" (6-9% of people this happens in!), but they see me every 6 months to check bloods and symptoms.

So please do insist on further investigation.


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lesmal • Ambassador
on 07/03/2024

Thank you for your advice and information. I had an endoscopy a few years ago and was diagnosed with a hiatus hernia in the upper stomach. Depending on the epilepsy medication I've been on in the past the pain has been mixed but eases as I'm taken off another.


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YorkshireJayne
on 08/03/2024

@lesmal Yes, I was diagnosed with a small hiatus hernia 11 years ago, so when my heartburn didn't stop I knew there was something not quite right. One of my pain meds causes it to be worse, but I can't just stop taking it unfortunately. An endoscopy can only pick up what is in your oesophagus not what's on the outside, so please be aware of that.


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lesmal • Ambassador
on 08/03/2024

Thank you. I get bloods done every 6 months so will speak to doctor. I've got a terrible dose of flu at the moment and can hardly talk as my throat is so sore. I'm using home meds at the moment.


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YorkshireJayne
on 08/03/2024

@lesmal That's great, it really is, but bloods don't always show there's something wrong. It annoys me that doctors rely so heavily on them. Mine had been good for years before all this...although the lot before my diagnosis showed that my red blood cells were high, indicating a gastric problem (no s*** Sherlock! LOL) so that's another reason my GP referred me. By contrast, the hospital (St James in Leeds) do take bloods each visit, but I also have a physical examination of my stomach and asked questions about any issues; frequent fevers/infections, skin rashes, lethargy, new pain etc. So (at the risk of sounding like a broken record!) please do ask for further investigation.

Oh! As an extra bit of info about Lansoprazole, It's now known to cause a lot of other health issues when taken for long periods of time. I can't remember what exactly, but not minor problems.

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lesmal • Ambassador
on 25/11/2018

I have been taking Lansoprazole for about 6 weeks now; it definitely helps, but notice extreme tiredness, headaches and dry mouth/throat. 

Am grateful to all our Pharmacists for keeping us well-medicated! 


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YorkshireJayne
on 02/11/2021

Please, please see your GP. The symptoms you describe, along with heartburn, can be indicators of something else. 

I find sugar free chewing gum helps dry mouth


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lesmal • Ambassador
on 02/11/2021

@YorkshireJayne‍... Thank you for your comments. I saw my doctor who increased dosage to 30mg daily. I also had an endoscopy which diagnosed a hiatus hernia. I am epileptic and have found epilepsy medication affects the heartburn and dry throat problem. I have since gone off 2 medications due to this.

Next time I'm able to see my doctor, I will be asking for advice. 


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YorkshireJayne
on 02/11/2021

@lesmal This is what annoys me about doctors, they just up the amount of medication without doing any further investigations. An endoscopy can only show so much and other things cause heartburn/reflux. 


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lesmal • Ambassador
on 02/11/2021

@YorkshireJayne‍... I also find certain foods cause the heartburn. I'm allergic to wheat, dairy and protein and have to take Ceterizine daily for these.

I've noticed recently that pastries etc are causing pain, so limit my intake now. I hope to see the doctor soon and request more investigation or change of meds. 

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lesmal • Ambassador
on 04/04/2024

Not much change. Still struggle with chronic GERD.

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JudyVM
on 02/04/2024

Have had no problems with a small stomach ulcer.

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lesmal • Ambassador
on 07/09/2021

Lansoprazole helps for a short while. I've found I still have heartburn and throat issues but put this down to Topiramate, an epilepsy medication, which made it worse. I'm off Topiramate now but think my heartburn will always be a problem. 

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lesmal • Ambassador
on 03/07/2020

Lansoprazole extra dosage didn't help in the end... I eventually had to get an edema from my GP to sort out constipation issues. I don't get heartburn but do struggle with irritable bowel and other stomach issues.  Dosage reduced to initial amount now. 

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Tigger.co.uk
on 02/07/2020

Ive been taking this since i was 49 yrs old and  diagnosed  with my coeliac disease find it helps me a lot with my heart burn and reflux   and i am still taking it now and im 66 yrs old 

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Mandy59
on 04/01/2020

Doesn’t help with my heartburn for which it was prescribed. So l am waiting for review of all my meds to change to something that will help.

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Tigger.co.uk
on 04/10/2019

It helps me a lot it stops me from feeling sick headaches are  a bit easier now but it doesn't stop me from having a dry mouth but hopefully it will stop me from having ulcer was put on this when I became a coeliac and I was 49 then ,Tiger 

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Tigger.co.uk
on 04/10/2019

I've been taking this medication since I was first diagnosed as a coeliac and I do find it helps me a lot it stops reflux and it helps so when I eat I dont feel like being sick  Tiger 

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lesmal • Ambassador
on 12/09/2018

Am on 30mg now of Lansoprazole; it works occasionally but I still struggle with heartburn and acid reflux every now and then. I've gone off 2 epilepsy medications which definitely made it worse.

Next time I see the doctor I'll request his advice abd perhaps another medication than Lansoprazole. 

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