Acera 20mg Capsule 10'S

Driving & Using Machines Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you: Are allergic to ACERA 20MG, or any proton pump inhibitor or ‘substituted benzimidazoles’ Have a stomach tumor Have ever had liver problems Have reduced body stores or risk factors for reduced vitamin B12 and receive long term treatment with ACERA 20MG Have risk of osteoporosis Have ever had a skin reaction Are due to have a specific blood test (Chromogranin A) Avoid exposing to sun too much while taking this medicine

Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you You should take ACERA 20MG once daily, preferably before breakfast It should be swallowed whole with sufficient liquid, preferably before breakfast For duodenal ulcer and benign gastric ulcer, The recommended dose is 20 mg daily For gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD), The recommended dose is 20 mg daily For GERD maintenance treatment, The recommended dose is 20 mg or 10 mg, depending on individual needs For the symptomatic treatment of moderate to very serious GERD, The recommended dose is 10 mg once daily For the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, The recommended dose is 20 mg three times a day, in one dose For the eradication of the Helicobacter pylori bacterium The following treatment is recommended for 7 days: twice daily in combination with antibiotics clarithromycin and amoxicillin’ If you take more ACERA 20MG If you have taken more medicine, contact your doctor immediately If you forget to take ACERA 20MG If you have forgotten to take a dose, take it immediately when you remember and continue the treatment as usual. If it is almost time to take the next dose, you should not take the forgotten medicine. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose If you stop taking ACERA 20MG Do not stop taking ACERA 20MG just because you feel better. If you stop taking your medicine too soon, your symptoms may return

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Infections Difficulty sleeping (insomnia), headache, dizziness Cough, runny nose (rhinitis) or sore throat (pharyngitis) Stomach upsets Back pain Weakness (asthenia) or flu-like symptoms

Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. ACERA 20MG Tablets can influence the effect of some other medicines: Atazanavir (used to treat HIV-infection) Ketoconazole or itraconazole (medicines used for treatment of fungal infections) Methotrexate (a chemotherapy medicine used in high doses to treat cancer)

Storage Keep this medicine out of reach of children Store at room temperature (15-25ºC) Do not use this medicine after the expiry date