What ABOVE 5 is used for?

It is used,

• to treat active duodenal ulcers (ulcers in your intestine) gastric ulcer, peptic ulcer
• to treat and to prevent gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• in patients whose stomachs may contain extremely high amounts of acid, a condition called Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
• in combination with appropriate antibacterial therapeutic regimens, to remove the bacterium Helicobacter pylori in patients with peptic ulcer disease

Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. ABOVE 5 Tablets can influence the effect of some other medicines:

• atazanavir (used to treat HIV-infection)
• ketoconazole or itraconazole (medicines used for treatment of fungal infections)
• methotrexate (a chemotherapy medicine used in high doses to treat cancer)

• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
• You should take ABOVE 5 once daily, preferably before breakfast
• It should be swallowed whole with sufficient liquid, preferably before breakfast

For duodenal ulcer and benign gastric ulcer,

• the recommended dose is 20 mg daily

For gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD),

• the recommended dose is 20 mg daily

For GERD maintenance treatment,

• the recommended dose is 20 mg or 10 mg, depending on individual needs                                

For the symptomatic treatment of moderate to very serious GERD,

• the recommended dose is 10 mg once daily

For the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome,

• the recommended dose is 20 mg three times a day, in one dose

For the eradication of the Helicobacter pylori bacterium

• the following treatment is recommended for 7 days: twice daily in combination with antibiotics clarithromycin and amoxicillin’

If you take more ABOVE 5

• If you have taken more medicine, contact your doctor immediately

If you forget to take ABOVE 5

• If you have forgotten to take a dose, take it immediately when you remember and continue the treatment as usual. If it is almost time to take the next dose, you should not take the forgotten medicine. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose

If you stop taking ABOVE 5

• Do not stop taking ABOVE 5 just because you feel better. If you stop taking your medicine too soon, your symptoms may return