Lansoprazole

Prevacid · PPI

Generic
lansoprazole
Brand
Prevacid
Class
PPI
Say it
lan-SOE-pra-zole

What technicians need to know

OTC available

Commonly mispronounced

"LAN-so-pra-zole"

The -prazole pattern

Lansoprazole ends in -prazole, which marks a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) — used for stomach acid. Learning the suffix families turns roughly 200 separate drugs into about 20 patterns you can reason from. See all the families.

Other ppis

esomeprazole omeprazole pantoprazole

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