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Strawberry flavored—preferred flavor, less fuss: Prevacid SoluTab

Prevacid can help relieve the symptoms of GERD in children. But first you have to get your child to take it. If giving medicine to your child is challenging, you may want to ask about one of these easy-to-take options.

One option is Prevacid SoluTab.* For children who have problems swallowing capsules, Prevacid SoluTab is an easy-to-take tablet that melts in the mouth. It can be taken anywhere—with or without water. No messy liquids to deal with, just one Prevacid SoluTab.

StrawberryPrevacid SoluTab is strawberry flavored. In a taste test, 95% of healthy kids tested preferred strawberry-flavored Prevacid SoluTab over Zantac® (ranitidine) peppermint-flavored syrup.†



If your child has symptoms of GERD, ask his or her healthcare provider about Prevacid SoluTab. The tablet should be placed on the tongue and allowed to melt, with or without water, until all of it can be swallowed. Prevacid SoluTab should not be crushed or chewed. Prevacid does not work as well and tastes bitter if it is crushed or chewed.

Prevacid SoluTab with oral syringe

If you prefer, you can give your child Prevacid SoluTab in liquid form. To do this, a Prevacid SoluTab must be mixed with water then given to your child using an oral syringe. Learn how to use Prevacid SoluTab with an oral syringe.

Prevacid SoluTab is strawberry flavored.

Phenylketonurics: Prevacid SoluTab contains phenylalanine 2.5 mg per 15-mg tablet and 5.1 mg per 30-mg tablet.
† Results from 103 healthy kids aged 6 to 11 years in a taste-test study. Children aged 6 to 8 years received Prevacid SoluTab in water through an oral syringe. Kids aged 9 to 11 years received Prevacid SoluTab as the orally disintegrating tablet. Conclusions about comparative efficacy or safety cannot be drawn from this taste-test study.

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Important Safety and Other Information:
Once-daily prescription PREVACID is approved for GERD in children aged 1-17 years. Individual results may vary. Prevacid Capsules and Prevacid® SoluTab (lansoprazole) Orally Disintegrating Tablets are not for everyone. You should not take Prevacid if you are allergic to Prevacid or any of its ingredients. Prevacid has a low occurrence of side effects in adults and children including diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, dizziness, constipation, and headache. Symptom relief does not rule out other serious stomach conditions. Before taking Prevacid, tell your doctor if you are taking ampicillin, atazanavir, digoxin, iron, ketoconazole, or warfarin.

Please see the accompanying  complete prescribing information for Prevacid and talk with your child’s healthcare provider.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

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