What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering LANSOPRAZOL-AMOXICIL-CLARITHRO to Children or the Elderly?
If you are pregnant
Not Recommended: Not Recommended: Not Recommended: If you are nursing
Precaution: INSUFFICIENT HUMAN DATA AVAIL; LOW MW, EXCRETION POSSIBLE Precaution: LOW AMOUNT EXCRETED UNLIKELY TO AFFECT NURSING INFANT;MONITOR FOR DIARRHEA Precaution: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION, DIARRHEA OR RASH IN NURSING INFANT. If you are an adult over 60
management or monitoring precaution: General-Prolonged use may decrease absorption of Vitamin B-12. Avoid for >8 weeks duration unless for high risk patients (eg. oral corticosteroids or chronic NSAID use), erosive esophagitis, Barrett's esophagitis, pathologic hypersecretory condition, or demonstrated need for maintenance treatment. Musculoskeletal-Increased risk of fracture with high dose or prolonged use of greater than 1 year. Gastrointestinal-Long term use may be associated with C. difficile diarrhea. management or monitoring precaution: Renal-May need to adjust dosage for renal impairment. management or monitoring precaution: Renal-May require dosage adjustment with severe renal impairment to minimize risk of QT-prolongation. Cardiovascular-Contraindicated in patients with pre-existing QT prolongation. Elderly may be more susceptible to Torsades de Pointes. Pediatric use
Severe Precaution: Rare reports of tooth discoloration or staining; may be reduced with cleaning or brushing. Severe Precaution: Adhere to recommended dose and duration of therapy. Unknown safety and efficacy for long term treatment. Severe Precaution: Risk of heart valve thickening and bone changes based on animal studies. Efficacy not established in pediatric trials for symptomatic GERD age <1 year. Severe Precaution: Safety and efficacy not established age < 6 months. Selected from data included with permission and copyrighted by First Databank, Inc. This copyrighted material has been downloaded from a licensed data provider and is not for distribution, except as may be authorized by the applicable terms of use.
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