Lorcaserin Extended-Release Tablets and Prevacid 24 HR

• Generic Name: lorcaserin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Belviq, Belviq XR

• It is used to help you lose weight.

• Generic Name: lansoprazole
• Dosage Forms: capsule, coated, extended release
• Other Brand Names:

  FIRST Lansoprazole, Prevacid, Prevacid OTC, Prevacid SoluTab

Lansoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor. Lansoprazole decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach.

Lansoprazole is used to treat and prevent stomach and intestinal ulcers, erosive esophagitis (damage to the esophagus from stomach acid), and other conditions involving excessive stomach acid such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Over-the-counter lansoprazole (Prevacid OTC) is used to treat frequent heartburn that happens 2 or more days per week. This medicine is not for the immediate relief of heartburn symptoms.