Axid and Prevacid

[Anonymous]

Logan has been taking Axid .6 2x per day for almost 2weeks. He has had some relief. My ped has agree to put him on Prevacid but only at 7.5mg per day. She is willing to give higher doses, but won’t until she is sure this lower dose won’t work.

Here are my questions. How long does it take for prevacid to start to kick in? (He’s been given delayed release solutabs). Can I give axid the same day or should I use mylanta instead? I know my ped would probably tell me just to give the prevacid and he would be fine but I would really like to know from the real “experts” who are living through this.

Thanks so much.

[Anonymous]

You can give both meds each day. Just be sure to space them several hours apart. (some docs say 2 hours, some say 4-5).

Generally it takes 2 weeks to see the full effect of a PPI medication like Prevacid.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

HERE IS THE INFO:

“It is PPIs and H2 blockers like Zantac, Axid, Tagamet, or Pepcid that you should not give within 4 hours of a PPI dose.”

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THAT.

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6679

personally i would not take any chances and i would space them 4 hours apart. the people at marci-kids are experts on this subject, and many Gi’s do not even realize the spacing 4 hours apart issue.

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