97 Pill — WHITE OVAL, 11mm — Pantoprazole

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Imprint97
ColourWHITE
ShapeOVAL
Size11
StrengthPANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM 40 mg
Dosage formTablet, Delayed Release
ManufacturerREMEDYREPACK INC.
NDC70518-0226
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IngredientsPANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM[PANTOPRAZOLE]

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The imprint "97" is a code stamped or printed on the tablet or capsule by the manufacturer, used to identify the drug, its strength and the maker.

Active ingredient

Pantoprazole

Uses and warnings

Contraindicated in patients with "known hypersensitivity to any component of the formulation." Key warnings: symptomatic response to therapy "does not preclude the presence of gastric malignancy"; long-term/high-dose use may cause "malabsorption of cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) caused by hypo- or achlorhydria"; carcinogenic effects (gastric carcinoid tumors) were observed in rodent studies, though "relevance of these findings to tumor development in humans is unknown." Tablets "SHOULD NOT BE SPLIT, CRUSHED OR CHEWED."

Pantoprazole sodium delayed-release tablets are indicated for: - Short-term treatment (up to 8 weeks) for "healing and symptomatic relief of erosive esophagitis" associated with GERD - Maintenance of healing of erosive esophagitis and "reduction in relapse rates of daytime and nighttime heartburn" - Long-term treatment of "pathological hypersecretory conditions, including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome."

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Official references

Source: FDA Structured Product Label via NLM Pillbox archive (retired 2021); source file a3daaae5-8a4a-1787-e053-2995a90a9029.xml