Re: Re: Prilosec Question--Rose-Marie

January 21, 2004

Thanks, Rose-Marie. I appreciate the info. I think they prescribed the 10mg

non-generic capsules. Do you know if there are carbs in it?

I also picked up a carb free OTC that someone else recommended- tetralax plus-

but wonder if it is ok for an 18 month old (the package doesn't say).

Do drug companies just TRY to make this more complicated than it needs to be???

Thanks!!

Re: Prilosec Question--

--

Hope you don't mind me jumping in on the Prilosec discussion.

OTC Prilosec comes as 20mg capsules. That's a lot for a toddler, especially

to start. Rx Prilosec can be prescribed in 10mg capsules, a more appropriate

dose.

Just an FYI, I don't know if OTC Prilosec and the new " generic " from the

pharmacy are related. But our experience and that of my mother-in-law's is that

Rx Prilosec and generic do not seem to be the same, regardless of what the

manufacturer and pharmacist say. The mechanism for time release appears to be

quite different, which is something allowed by the FDA when brands go generic,

according to our pharmacist. The beads are different sizes and the smaller Rx

ones much easier to disguise in applesauce. The generic beads contain a

substantial portion of the dose (20mg divided by ~13 beads per dose), so if you

are giving by applesauce and lose one or more, you are seeing a large variation

in dosing.

Even better for disguising is Nexium, the next generation of Prilosec, as the

beads are mini-bitty guys. However, I don't believe it comes in just the 10mg

dose.

How's that for more than you ever wanted to know?

Rose-Marie,

mom to , age 7 1/2

January 21, 2004

You could break the 20mg tab in two for the same dose. But it would

probably be cheaper to go with the Rx strength -- if you insurance pays.

Oh, and be careful to not crush the pellets when you open the capsule.

The time-release mechanism is that some of the pellets dissolve slower

and some faster. If you crushed all the pellets, she would get a big

dose now and none later.

K

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:13:32 -0600 " Tucker "

writes:

> Thanks, Rose-Marie. I appreciate the info. I think they prescribed

> the 10mg non-generic capsules. Do you know if there are carbs in

> it?

>

> I also picked up a carb free OTC that someone else recommended-

> tetralax plus- but wonder if it is ok for an 18 month old (the

> package doesn't say).

>

> Do drug companies just TRY to make this more complicated than it

> needs to be???

>

> Thanks!!

>

> Re: Prilosec Question--

>

> --

>

> Hope you don't mind me jumping in on the Prilosec discussion.

>

> OTC Prilosec comes as 20mg capsules. That's a lot for a toddler,

> especially to start. Rx Prilosec can be prescribed in 10mg

> capsules, a more appropriate dose.

>

> Just an FYI, I don't know if OTC Prilosec and the new " generic "

> from the pharmacy are related. But our experience and that of my

> mother-in-law's is that Rx Prilosec and generic do not seem to be

> the same, regardless of what the manufacturer and pharmacist say.

> The mechanism for time release appears to be quite different, which

> is something allowed by the FDA when brands go generic, according to

> our pharmacist. The beads are different sizes and the smaller Rx

> ones much easier to disguise in applesauce. The generic beads

> contain a substantial portion of the dose (20mg divided by ~13 beads

> per dose), so if you are giving by applesauce and lose one or more,

> you are seeing a large variation in dosing.

>

> Even better for disguising is Nexium, the next generation of

> Prilosec, as the beads are mini-bitty guys. However, I don't

> believe it comes in just the 10mg dose.

>

> How's that for more than you ever wanted to know?

> Rose-Marie,

> mom to , age 7 1/2

>

January 21, 2004