AcipHex.com—Relief and ACIPHEX

Important Safety Information / Full Product Information

What is ACIPHEX?
ACIPHEX is a medicine called a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) or an acid pump inhibitor. This means it reduces the amount of acid that is made by your stomach.

ACIPHEX 20 mg tablets are used in adults:

For the short-term (4 to 8 weeks) treatment in the healing and symptom relief of damaging (erosive) gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
To maintain the healing of damage (erosions) and relief of heartburn symptoms with GERD. ACIPHEX has not been studied for treatment lasting longer than 12 months (1 year)
For the treatment of daytime and nighttime heartburn and other symptoms that happen with GERD

Remember to take ACIPHEX as prescribed by your doctor
ACIPHEX is proven to help manage the effects of acid reflux disease by helping your body help itself. ACIPHEX helps to keep the burn out of your esophagus. In fact, clinical studies have shown that many people experienced complete heartburn relief, day and night, when taking ACIPHEX daily.

ACIPHEX may be right for you
If you experience heartburn 2 or more days a week, despite diet and lifestyle changes, ask your doctor if ACIPHEX is right for you. Like other PPIs, ACIPHEX goes straight to the source—the acid-producing cells that line your stomach. It works to decrease acid production, which helps reduce the amount of acid in your stomach, so that if it does back up into your esophagus, it’s less harmful.

Complete relief
Many people with acid reflux disease have experienced complete heartburn relief, day and night, when taking ACIPHEX daily as prescribed. ACIPHEX has also been shown to help treat a number of other acid reflux disease-related symptoms, including regurgitation, belching, and early satiety (feeling full too soon).

NextTaking ACIPHEX >

One ACIPHEX 20 mg tablet daily is used for the treatment of persistent, frequent (2 or more days a week) heartburn and other symptoms associated with acid reflux disease.

ACIPHEX is also used for the short-term (4 to 8 weeks) treatment in the healing and symptom relief of damaging (erosive) acid reflux disease (gastroesophageal reflux disease) and to maintain healing of damage (erosions) and relief of heartburn symptoms that happen with acid reflux disease. ACIPHEX has not been studied for treatment lasting longer than 12 months (1 year).

ACIPHEX is approved for adults only.

Important Safety Information
ACIPHEX has a well-established safety profile. The most common side effect possibly related to ACIPHEX is headache. Symptom relief does not rule out other serious stomach conditions. Patients on warfarin (such as Coumadin^®) may need to be monitored more closely by their doctors. To learn more, talk to your doctor and see the Full Product Information.

ACIPHEX is a registered trademark of Eisai Company, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
©2008 Eisai Inc. and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1998-2008. This site originates in the United States.

This information is intended for use by our customers, patients, healthcare professionals and interested parties in the United States only. Eisai Inc. and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recognize that the internet is a global communications medium; however, laws, regulatory requirements and medical practices for pharmaceutical products vary from country to country. The prescribing information included here is not appropriate for use outside the United States.

This site contains information about products that may have different product labeling in different countries. This site is intended for adults 18 years and older.

This site is published by Eisai Inc. and PriCara Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which are solely responsible for its contents.

Coumadin is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

This site was last modified on: March 25, 2008 at 5:30:00 EST

01AX1542