Side effects - Zoton - include taste disturbances, dizziness, vertigo, confusion, blurred vision, hallucinations

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ANTACID MEDICATION
ZOTON also known as LANSOPRAZOLE

Prevacid in USA and Canada is one of a group of drugs called

PROTON - PUMP INHIBITORS

If you have suffered a psychiatric adverse reaction to this drug please email us at reactions@april.org.uk
The UK Patient Information Leaflet which is found neatly tucked inside the box of tablets states under the heading 'After Taking your medicine’ Written in very small grey type, on pale yellow paper, it states:

"Occasionally ZOTON may cause side effects. Such side-effects do not usually last for long, However, please see your doctor if any of the following become severe to troublesome.

Headache, diarrhoea, stomach pain, feeling of sickness, vomiting, taste disturbances, dizziness, vertigo, confusion, blurred vision, hallucinations, feeling unwell, constipation, wind, dry or sore mouth or throat, tiredness, burning or prickling feeling, itching, hair thinning, muscle or joint pains, fluid retention, swelling, depression.

As with other acid reducing drugs, men taking lansoprazole may occasionally experience temporary breast swelling or impotence.

You should contact your doctor if you develop a rash. The majority of rashes are mild and self-limiting but sensitivity to sunlight and more severe blistering rashes have occurred rarely, which may require medical treatment.

You should see your doctor at once if you get a fever, any unexplained bruising or bleeding, extreme fatigue, difficulty in urinating, if your skin or whites of your eyes become more yellow than usual or if you experience symptoms of an allergic reaction such as shortness of breath or face swelling.

As natural acid in the stomach helps to kill bacteria, the lowering of acid by acid-reducing drugs such as ZOTON may make some people more liable to suffer from certain stomach infections. If you suffer from severe persistent diarrhoea and/ or vomiting whilst taking ZOTON you should consult your doctor.

Other side effects include kidney problems, inflammation of the liver or changes in kidney or liver function.

Please tell your doctor if you have any unwanted event not listed above."