PREVPAC Reviews (AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; LANSOPRAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.6 (52 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PREVPAC with similar:
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Results are sorted by Gender with females listed first (reviews with no gender reported listed before females). Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) |
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PREVPAC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | H. Pylori/stomach ulcer | I had the standard side effects loose stool metallic taste sometimes tired sometimes awake. Pretty much just made you some times like not getting better... because of so many pills. Not digging the yeast or the acid reflux. It seems during the medication. Really no acid reflux but now it's more prevalent. But overall satisfaction very pleased. Got testing next week hopefully it will be cleared out of my system... if not I'll try something else :-) | F | 40 | 2 weeks Standard | 8/9/2012 | 5 | H. Pylori/Ulcer | A bit of direahha only when I took the pills in the morning and went back to sleep for an hour or so. Upon waking up and eating,I had some stomach problems for about a half hour. Other than that, I was VERY pleased with the medication. I was suprised I handled THAT many antibiotics. | THANK YOU PREVPAC! | F | 19 | 14 days | 10/1/2004 | 5 | H.Pylori/Ulcer | Brief faintness, some diarrhea, "metalic" taste common with some antibiotics | First day taking pills, upon completing the evening dose I felt very warm on my face/flushed, and got a dizzy spell while shopping and needed to sit for a bit. After that incident that feeling never came back again. A bit of diarrhea came ONLY when I woke up early, took my meds, went back to sleep and woke up. However, when I took the meds with breakfast or dinner, I did not have diarrhea. Other than that, no terrible stomach aches or other related problems. The "metalic" taste came within 10-15 minutes of taking the antibiotics. It went away if I quickly drank a glass or two of water. No biggie. Considering how terrified I was to start the Prevpac fearing I'd be sick from the antibiotics, my experience with it was great and my ulcer issues were 99.9% better before even finishing the bacteria-killing wonder treatment. Thank goodness for this med! | F | 22 | 14 days | 5/10/2007 | 5 | stomach bacteria | I haven't experienced much. But I am extra gassy, and ALWAYS HUNGRY! It's possible that I am experiencing normal hunger, as it's been so long that I've felt hunger. I got a stomach bacteria from contaminated restaurant food (beware of Elephant Bar) and was nauseated, bloated, and always felt like I had just eaten an entire buffet-and could only get a small amount of food down. Now I feel hungry a lot of the time-which is a little uncomfortable-but easier to deal with than my previous symptoms. | I really like this drug, and hope it works. I've only been on it for 4 days now, but if it takes are of my nasty bacteria than it's TOTALLY worth it. | F | 25 | 4 days | 11/28/2007 | 5 | H-Pylori | Metallic taste, yeast infection and thrush | Aside from the side effects mentioned, I was surprised that I was able to handle these massive amounts of anti-biotics. My symptoms cleared up, but unfortunately my H-Pylori was not killed using prevpac. I must now try another plan of attack. | F | 40 | 14 days | 11/20/2009 | 5 | h pylori | None | Pharmacist recommended only taking on a full stomach, even though the instructions say empty stomach, 1 hour before meals. Feeling great and have no side effects at all. Cheers to pharmacists!! | F | 7 days 2X day | 6/16/2015 | 4 | H. pylori | I have a distasteful metallic taste. Nausea and loss of appetite, very sore muscles, often pain on my right side and back. Stomach feels pretty weird and funny sharp pains one in a while. Cannabis helped my side effects helped me sleep and avoid some of the discomforts. Also helped with my appetite. Mezzo Soup did me well too. Overall I don't complain much, the antibiotics are rounding up my soldiers getting the work done and cannabis ingested and smoked to aid the side effects. Great team! | F | 21 | 2 weeks | 10/21/2013 | 4 | H. Pylori bacteria with ulcer | Where do I begin? major nausea with occasional vomiting, pain in upper right side of abdomen,gas, bloating,headaches,mood swings,achy joints. and the most bitter taste in my mouth ever. and last but not least...lethargy. | I did find that a probiotic such as Dan Activ is helping a little while on this medication so far..I am on day 6 of 14.I wonder how much more my 116 lb body can handle.It has been rough to say the least. This is my second bout of H.Pylori and I am praying it isgoing to cure it for good..Compared to the pain from the ulcer, I guess the PrevPac is the lesser of the two evils if the ulcer is healed after this.. | F | 56 | 6 days 30 MG 2X day | 4/29/2013 | 4 | nausea | Severe Tongue bitterness | tongue bitterness increased to the core.let see where it takes.its 2nd day of medication im on now | F | 28 | 14 days 30 2X day | 12/16/2011 | 4 | H Pylori infection | I finished the prevpac yesterday. I was on 14 days treatment due to H pylori infection And during the treatment I did not have any side effects during taking the meds and my pain all gone and I was happy that now I'm cured . Because prior taking the meds I had a horrible experience with h pylori , heart palpitations, heart burn , weigh loss ,no appetite and nausea I finished the antibiotics yesterday, And I kind of feeling sick again and I'm not sure why I feel unwell again ? I'm scared that the bacteria still there ? I really don't know . I appreciate If anyone can help with that And I'm waiting for the retest I hope the bacteria is gone | F | 45 | 14 days 2X day | 4/30/2021 | 3 | H pylori | on day 3 and I've had some constipation, a little nauseous, extremely tired like I'm holding a bag of potatoes on my shoulders, some hunger, a slight headache. | Its working on my acid reflux but too tired to even walk. | F | 38 | 14 days | 6/18/2020 | 3 | H. Pylori | From the 4th day and on nausea, weakness, nausea when eating, anxiety, loss of apetite and weight. | I took it for 11 1/2 days and am afraid of having to go to the ER. I would like to thank everyone that posted their side effects here, it helped me understanding what is going on with me. | F | 40 | 14 days 30mg | 8/4/2020 | 3 | H.Pylori infection again | This is my second time trying this drug within two years, my H. Pylori has returned. My symptoms are terrible, they started right after the first dose with a disgusting horrible taste in my mouth, bloating, pain, exhaustion & nausea -- too many to list. Going to try to push through and finish, to hopefully, get rid of the stupid infection once and for all. I take a probiotic 2 hours after dose, hopefully it will help some. | F | 52 | 14 days 2X day | 11/27/2021 | 3 | H pylori/ acid reflux | Metallic taste in mouth 24/7, occasional stomach cramps, constantly feeling hungry | Been prescribed this treatment for 7 days. Day 1 I had no side effects apart from strong metallic taste. Just finished day 2 and I'm experiencing stomach cramps and gas in the guts (probably because I had pizza and chips). I get a growling stomach every now and again, not sure if it's down to hunger. I have high hopes for this drug, hope I can handle 7 days. The metallic taste bothers me a lot though. | F | 21 | 2 days | 11/11/2016 | 3 | H pylori | Stomach pain, nasuea, dizziness, fatigue, anxiety, gas, insomnia | Im on day 9 out of 14 and i feel miserable..ive been crying all night and didnt sleep even a second because of abdominal pain.. this has been the worst 9 days of my life.. the only thing that will make me continue is that im more than halfway through.. if for some reason my h-pylori is still positive then god help me i dont know what im going to do... | F | 32 | 9 days — | 6/9/2018 | 3 | H.pylori | Nausea and acute chest pains Day 2 headache Metal mouth But I feel really gaseous. There is also a feeling of relief in my stomach too. | F | 26 | 2 days ? | 10/27/2012 | 3 | h-pylori/ulcer/stomach bacteria | Gas, bloating, metalic taste in mouth, little heartburn. | F | 36 | 2 days 30 | 3/29/2013 | 3 | H-pylori | HEADACHES!!!!! neck pain, dizzy, depressed, malaise, feel like crap. | I will say that I had most of these symptoms before starting prevpac. I have felt the sickest I have ever felt in my entire life! I want this bug out of me, I have lost 25lbs, no appetite, belching like a truck driver and stomach pain so bad at times I would cry. so I will try to keep going with this med & if it does not eradicate the problem then I will go with makula honey and mantula tea | F | 54 | 5 days 2X day | 4/24/2013 | 3 | h pylori antibodies present | female, post meno...while the h pylori bacteria wasn't active, i was putting out antibodies...as a precaution to having bariatric surgery, i was prescribed this med. have very metallic taste in mouth, had been constipated due to other meds, so prevpac helped even that out. no yeast (due to age?). tongue swollen somewhat, thirsty. confused/forgetful, but not sure of origin of those issues. too soon after finishing to tell. | it wasn't as horrid as I thought. hopefully it's gone, as I just wouldn't want to take that again....supposed to be taken on empty stomach, but that was too harsh for me, so I took 2-3 hrs after eating. husband is on same routine, he has no complaints after 12 days. | F | 60 | 14 days usual 2X day | 9/30/2012 | 3 | H.Pylori | I am glad that the 14 days treatment was finally over! The side effects that I had were: consitpation, yellowish layer on my touge, eyes felt uncomfortable/vision seemed worse, bitter taste in my mouth, chill feeling, stomache felt empty. The first 2-3 days I had light headache, kept waking up throughout the night. | I noticed that drinking more water, especially during the first hour after taking prevpac, would help to decrease the bitter taste. A few times I took it late at night(around 10pm), the bitter taste was much worse the next morning. | F | 49 | 14 days | 10/28/2006 |
PREVPAC (AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; LANSOPRAZOLE): This product is used to treat stomach/intestinal ulcers caused by the bacteria H. pylori and to prevent the ulcers from returning. Treating an ulcer reduces the risk of serious damage to the lining of the stomach/intestines (such as bleeding, tearing, blockage). Lansoprazole is known as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). It works by blocking acid production in the stomach. Decreasing excess stomach acid can help the ulcer heal. Amoxicillin and clarithromycin are antibiotics used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections (including H. pylori). Treating the infection helps reduce the risk of the ulcer returning. Amoxicillin is a penicillin-type antibiotic and clarithromycin is a macrolide-type antibiotic. They work by stopping the growth of bacteria. The antibiotics in this product treat only bacterial infections. Antibiotics do not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. FDA Approval Date: 1997-12-02 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)