The role of esomeprazole is to reduce gastric acid secretion, its contraindications include allergy to the drug, the use of nelfinavir, etc., the specific use of medication should follow the doctor’s instructions.
Esomeprazole is a drug that inhibits gastric acid secretion, which can reduce basal gastric acid secretion and gastric acid secretion after stimulation by inhibiting the function of the proton pump in the wall cells of the gastric mucous membrane, thus exerting a therapeutic effect on the diseases related to excessive gastric acid secretion. This drug is mainly used for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer, peptic bleeding, or eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection in combination with other drugs.
In addition, the main contraindications to esomeprazole include known hypersensitivity to any of the components of the drug, the ongoing use of certain interfering retroviral drugs (e.g., nelfinavir, atazanavir, etc.), and the possibility of headache, nausea, diarrhea, and other adverse reactions during the use of the drug.
Therefore, those who have the need to use esomeprazole, must be under the guidance of a doctor to regulate the use of medication, do not blindly use or increase or decrease the dosage of medication, in order to avoid adverse consequences.