Nexium Control Heart Burn and Acid Reflux Tablets

Ingredients

The active substance is esomeprazole.

The other ingredients are glycerol monostearate 40-55, hydroxypropylcellulose, hypromellose, reddish-brown iron oxide (E 172), yellow iron oxide (E 172), magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid ethylacrylate copolymer 1:1 dispersion 30 per cent, cellulose microcrystalline, synthetic parafn, macrogol 6000, polysorbate 80, crospovidone (Type A), sodium stearyl fumarate, sugar spheres (sucrose and maize starch), talc, titanium dioxide (E 171) and triethyl citrate.

Warnings

You should not take Nexium Control:

• If you are allergic to esomeprazole or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
• If you are allergic to medicines containing other proton pump inhibitors (e.g. pantoprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole or omeprazole).
• If you are taking a medicine containing nelnavir (used to treat HIV infection).

Talk to your doctor before taking Nexium Control if:

• You have had a stomach ulcer or stomach surgery in the past.
• You have been taking treatment continuously for reflux or heartburn for 4 or more weeks.
• You have jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes) or severe liver problems.
• You have severe kidney problems.
• You are aged over 55 years and have new or recently changed reflux symptoms or need to take a non-prescription indigestion or heartburn remedy treatment every day.
• You have ever had a skin reaction after treatment with a medicine similar to Nexium Control that reduces stomach acid.
• You are due to have an endoscopy or a urea breath test.
• You are due to have a specic blood test (Chromogranin A).