Aspirin and Omeprazole Tablets and Zoster vaccine inactivated

• Generic Name: aspirin / omeprazole
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Yosprala

Aspirin is a salicylate (sa-LIS-il-ate) that reduces substances in the body that cause pain, fever, and inflammation. Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor that decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach.

Aspirin and omeprazole is a combination medicine used to help lower the risk of heart problems, strokes, or death in people who have had heart problems caused by blood clots.

Aspirin and omeprazole is also used in people who have had surgery to improve blood flow to the heart and also have another condition that is already being treated with aspirin.

Omeprazole helps reduce the risk of stomach ulcers that may be caused by aspirin, especially in people who are 55 or older, or those who have had stomach ulcers in the past.

Aspirin and omeprazole may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: zoster vaccine, inactivated
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Shingrix

Herpes zoster is caused by the same virus (varicella) that causes chickenpox in children. When this virus becomes active again, it can cause herpes zoster, or shingles. Inactivated zoster vaccine helps prevent shingles.

This vaccine works by exposing you to a small dose of inactive virus, which causes the body to develop immunity to the disease. This vaccine will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body.

Inactivated zoster vaccine is used to prevent herpes zoster virus (shingles) in people age 50 and older, including people who previously received a live zoster vaccine (Zostavax).

Inactivated zoster vaccine will not treat chickenpox, shingles, or nerve pain caused by shingles (post-herpetic neuralgia).

Inactivated zoster vaccine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.