Prevacid Solutabs vs. liquid compound

Kelly, sorry to hear that you’re having a hard time with the doc and your son’s meds. I don’t know too much about nexium, so I can’t comment on that point. The problem is that different doctors follow different dosing standards- some are lower, and some are more aggressive. Marci-kids seems to be the more aggressive that I’ve seen, but their doses also work, all other things being equal. I do believe that a properly made compound is better than a solutab, BUT, it’s nearly impossible from my experience to get it made properly. That’s why I tend to go for the solutabs over the compounds. The fact that your doc is suggesting 1.5ml twice a day, would make me suspicious that he doesn’t really know what makes a stable vs an unstable suspension. Marci-kids says that at least 3.5ml per dose is needed to ensure enough buffer. There’s a link stickied in the medications section about compounded pharmacy PPIs. I would follow the marci-kids directions if you’re going to go that route, but like I said, I’d probably try zegerid or stick with the solutabs personally. The compound never worked for us.

Personally I would stick with the solutabs. They have worked great for us. We are on 15mg 2x/day. I would also think about giving it to him 2x a day 1/2 in the a.m .and the other 1/2 in the p.m and see if that helps any and if now I would find someone who is willing to up your dose to give him more. We started at 7.5/day and then up to 15mg/day and have been on 30mg/day for about a month now and things have been wonderful. My dh is a pharmacist and he was hesistant at first but now is all for whatever I research and push for…. I would stay with the solutab, try splitting the dose and go from there. GOod luck.