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Pantoprazole

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pantoprazole
type of chemical entity
Subclass ofchemical compound Edit
Get useMedication Edit
Chemical formulaC₁₆H₁₅F₂N₃O₄S Edit
Canonical SMILESCOC1=C(C(=NC=C1)CS(=O)C2=NC3=C(N2)C=C(C=C3)OC(F)F)OC Edit
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary namepantoprazole Edit
Legal status (medicine)boxed warning Edit
Pregnancy categoryAustralian pregnancy category B3, US pregnancy category B Edit
LiverTox likelihood scoreLiverTox toxicity likelihood category C Edit
Get characteristicbitterness Edit
Subject has roleproton-pump inhibitor, anti-ulcer drug Edit

Pantoprazole, dem sell under de brand name Protonix, among odas, be a medication dem use for de treatment of stomach ulcers, short-term treatment of erosive esophagitis secof gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), maintenance of healing of erosive esophagitis, den pathological hypersecretory conditions wey dey include Zollinger–Ellison syndrome.[1][2] E sanso fi be used along plus oda medications to eliminate Helicobacter pylori.[3] Pantoprazole be a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) wey ein effectiveness be similar to dat of oda PPIs.[4] E be available by mouth den by injection into a vein.[1]

Common side effects dey include headaches, diarrhea, abdominal pain, den joint pain.[1][2] More serious side effects fi include severe allergic reactions, a type of chronic inflammation dem know as atrophic gastritis, Clostridioides difficile colitis, low magnesium, den vitamin B12 deficiency.[1] Ein use insyd pregnancy dey appear to be safe.[1] Pantoprazole be a proton pump inhibitor wey dey decrease gastric acid secretion.[1] E dey work by inactivating (H+/K+)-ATPase function insyd de stomach.[1][5]

Na de study of pantoprazole begin insyd 1985, wey na e cam into medical use insyd Germany insyd 1994.[6] E be available as a generic medication.[1][7] Insyd 2023, na e be de thirteenth most commonly prescribed medication insyd de United States, plus more dan 37 million prescriptions.[8][9] Insyd Australia, na e be one of de top 10 most prescribed medications between 2017 den 2023.[10]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Pantoprazole Sodium Monograph for Professionals - Drugs.com". Drugs.com. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 Bernshteyn MA, Masood U (2022). "Pantoprazole". StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. PMID 29763120. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. British national formulary: BNF 74 (74 ed.). British Medical Association. 2017. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-85711-298-9.
  4. "[99] Comparative effectiveness of proton pump inhibitors". Therapeutics Initiative. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. Richardson P, Hawkey CJ, Stack WA (September 1998). "Proton pump inhibitors. Pharmacology and rationale for use in gastrointestinal disorders". Drugs. 56 (3): 307–335. doi:10.2165/00003495-199856030-00002. PMID 9777309. S2CID 46962618.
  6. Fischer J, Ganellin CR (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 130. ISBN 978-3-527-60749-5.
  7. "Pantoprazole: FDA-Approved Drugs". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. "Top 300 of 2023". ClinCalc. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  9. "Pantoprazole Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2023". ClinCalc. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  10. "Medicines in the health system". Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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