Brand Names

Category

• Gastric acid pump inhibitor
• antiulcer agent

Description Drug

Pantoprazole - pan-TOE-pra-zole is using to treat certain conditions in which there is too much acid in the stomach. It is using to treat duodenal and gastric ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease - GERD, a condition in which the acid in the stomach washes back up into the esophagus.

Pantoprazole works by decreasing the amount of acid produced by the stomach.

This drug is available only with your family doctor's prescription.

Oral
• Delayed-release tablets - USA and Canada

Parenteral
• Injection - USA

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Protonix

In Canada

• Pantoloc