Can Pantocid-L Be Taken During Pregnancy?

Posted on Wed, 6 May 2015

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Wed, 6 May 2015 Answered on

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Question : can i eat Tablet Panocid L during pregnancy

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (-5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can use it.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,

Thanks for trusting us about your health care.
I can understand your concern here.
Congratulations on pregnancy!
Pantocid- L is a pantaprozole ans lesuperide and drug usually use in gastroesophageal reflux disease.
It is FDA approved category - b drug means its effects can only be studies in animals and usually not harmful to them but use on human body is not established yet.
So you can use this tablets after consulting your doctor if it is very important and there is no other alternative ( means benefits outweigh the risk to fetus).
Hope it is useful, feel free to discuss more questions.
Good luck.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar