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So kind of a no-brainer there. So with that, let's get into the drug of the day.

And that is Lansopazol. Brand name of this medication is Previsid. This is a P.T. Excuse me, a PPI,

so proton pump inhibitor. Ultimately, it blocks proton pumps in the gut, the stomach, and those

pumps are essentially responsible for producing hydrogen ions, pumping hydrogen ions into

the stomach, which gives it its acidic environment. So if we block those pumps, naturally we are going to raise the pH and the stomach will be

less acidic, which is hopefully going to help with things like heartburn, stomach ulcers,

and things of that nature.

So indications, what do we use this for?

Obviously, like I mentioned, you know, heartburn, GERD,

Peptic ulcer disease, GI prophylaxis and prevention.

You'll see that a lot in patients who are anemic

and maybe on higher risk meds like anticoagulants,

Ns, you'll definitely see PPI's like Lensopra's

all used for that. Other situations, Barrett's esophagus, Zolinger-Ellinson syndrome, just generalized dyspepsia,

you definitely see these drugs used a ton in clinical practice.

Dosing of Lensopresol, usually 15 to 30 milligrams once a day is what I typically see for most

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