prevacid plus mylanta buffer

[Anonymous]

I have a question regarding using a buffer along with the prevacid. I was on the Marci-kids website and it said about using mylanta as a buffer. Has anyone else out there done this? Do you still use the water to disolve the pill or do you mix it with the mylanta. Marci-kids is sending me a new sample of thier babybuffer that you use with prevacid but u can’t use it with the solutabs – I have to get the capsules first. But since I paid a 50.00 copayment for the solutabs was wondering if I could use Mylanta instead until I am out of the solutabs? I am seeing GI on Sept 4th for a 2nd opinion and I am going to ask for the zegerid, which is only a 15.00 copay for the generic form.

[hellbennt]

the mylanta with the prevacid is ONLY with zegerid

OR maybe it’s also w/ the bufferbabies, but I most certainly do not know about that!

I DO know that you CANNOT mix prevacid and mylanta (UNLESS marci-kids/dr philips has instructed you on how to do this!)

[Anonymous]

I have attached the email that i was sent from Marci-Kids… so I guess i will wait to get the bufferbabies and either the script for Zegerid or the Prevacid capsules.

Kasi,

I am sorry to hear that your baby is having problems with reflux, but if you have been on our website, http://www.marci-kids.com/ you have seen that this problem is much more common than most people realize. I think that we may be able to help with your problem. If you click on the “Medications” tab on the right side of the website, then go down the page to PPIs, read the highlighted section entitled “PPI protection”, you will find one problem with most PPI administration regimens, the PPI is not protected from the stomach acid and is degraded before ever reaching the bloodstream.

What we can do to help with this problem is send you a free sample of our new product BufferBabies. This product provides a buffered, flavored solution to protect the PPI and make it easier to administer, and it contains no dairy products. I have attached a memo describing BufferBabies to this email. In addition, I will need the attached Patient Information Sheet filled out and returned via email, before I can send your sample (remember, BufferBabies will not work with solutabs, so you will need to get Prevacid capsules).

I hope this helps, but do not hesitate to call or email if you have any further questions.

Sincerely,

David Stock
Coordinator of Applied Research
Reflux Solutions Lab
3501 Berrywood Drive
Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: 573-884-0672
Fax: 573-884-0711

—– Original Message —–

From: Jeffrey Phillips

To: Kasi76@aol.com ; David Stock

Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:59 AM

Subject: Re: 3 month old with severe reflux

13 pounds and three months = 10 mg three doses per day of Prevacid
He should be getting the Prevacid in BufferBabies and discontinue the Zantac
Dr P

[hellbennt]

what I would do is give the 7.5mgs of prevacid solutab 3 times a day, making sure to give on an empty stomach, followed by a ‘meal’ 30 minutes later. THEN, if this doesn’t provide enough relief, I would add in the zantac, too, making sure to give it spaced 4hrs from the prevacid.

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