Side Effects:

Common Nausea, Headache, Abdominal pain, Constipation, Flatulence, Diarrhoea.

Expert advice for Eyz Tablet
Inform your doctor if you do not feel better after taking it for 14 days as you may be suffering from some other problem that needs attention. Eyz can decrease magnesium levels in blood. Get your magnesium levels checked regularly. You may need a magnesium supplement or need to discontinue your medicine.  Inform your doctor if you are suffering from osteoporosis as Eyz can weaken your bones by decreasing calcium levels in blood. You may need a calcium supplement, preferably calcium citrate. Eyz is a well-tolerated medicine and provides relief for a long time. It may take a few days to show its effect. You can take an antacid for a quick relief during this time unless your doctor has asked you not to use them. Once you start feeling better, do not stop taking your medicine. Take it for the duration as advised by your doctor

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is Eyz available over the counter?
No, Eyz is not available as an over-the-counter product. It is a prescription medicine and is available only when prescribed by a physician.

Q. Can I take Eyz with aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate or other antacids?
Eyz can be taken with antacids like aluminum hydroxide and magnesium carbonate. But antacids should be taken two hours before or one hour after taking Eyz. This is because Eyz requires a lower pH for its action and antacids can increase the pH of the stomach and hence decrease the action of Eyz.

Q. Is Eyz a controlled substance?
Eyz is not a controlled substance. It is available when prescribed by a doctor.

Q. Is Eyz safe to use?
Yes, Eyz is safe if taken for prescribed duration in prescribed doses as advised by your doctor. However, its use is associated with some common side effects like nausea, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, and flatulence.

Q. Can I take Eyz with paracetamol (acetaminophen)?
Eyz can be taken with paracetamol. No drug-drug interactions or harmful effects have been seen when they are used together.

Q. Does Eyz cause weight loss?
Eyz is not known to lower weight. However, it may cause damage to your stomach lining on a long term use and weight loss could be an indication of the same or it can be due to an underlying condition which requires immediate attention.

Q. Does Eyz cause hair loss?
Hair loss has been reported as a rare side effect of Eyz. Talk to your doctor in case you experience excessive hair fall while you are taking Eyz.

Q. Why is Eyz better than omeprazole?
Eyz and Omeprazole both belong to the same class of drugs and are used in disease conditions with excess acid production like heartburn, acidity, stomach ulcers and intestinal ulcers. Eyz is an S-isomer of omeprazole and is seen to provide more effective and rapid acid control than omeprazole, without any increase in side effects and fewer variations in response between different patients.

Q. Does Eyz cause palpitations (feeling of rapid, strong heart beat)?
Eyz can lower the magnesium levels in your body and this can cause palpitations. You must get your magnesium levels checked regularly if you have to use this medicine for more than three months.

Q. Can a patient undergoing dialysis take Eyz?
Eyz can be taken by a patient undergoing dialysis in a manner as prescribed by the doctor. This is extensively bound to proteins in the body, so, it is not expected to be removed by dialysis.

Q. Is Eyz better than rabeprazole?
Both Eyz and rabeprazole are similar in efficacy and safety. One study mentions rabeprazole as a better choice for mild-to-moderate gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) compared to Eyz while another study mentions Eyz provides a more effective and faster acid-inhibitory effect.

Q. Is Eyz better than ranitidine?
Both Eyz and ranitidine lower acid production in your stomach and treat heartburn and heal stomach and intestine ulcers. There are not many studies which compare Eyz with ranitidine. However, one study mentions that Eyz once daily is more effective and well-tolerated compared ranitidine twice daily for healing gastric ulcers.

Q. Can I take Eyz with domperidone?
Eyz can be taken with domperidone. Eyz decreases the acid secretion and domperidone increases the gut motility and helps in nausea and vomiting. It is safe to use the two medicines together and these are also available as a fixed-dose combination and help in the treatment of heartburn, stomach and duodenal ulcers and gastritis.

Q. Can I take Eyz with clopidogrel?
Eyz decreases the activation of clopidogrel and hence reduces its effectivity. Avoid using both drugs together or use an alternate drug. Patients who are taking these medicines together needs to be monitored closely by a doctor.

Q. Can I take Eyz with levosulpiride?
Eyz can be taken with levosulpiride. Eyz decreases the acid secretion and levosulpiride increases the intestinal motility. It is safe to use the two medicines together. Eyz is also available as a fixed-dose combination with levosulpiride. This combination helps in the treatment of heartburn, stomach and duodenal ulcers and gastritis.

Q. Is dexlansoprazole better than Eyz?
Dexlansoprazole and Eyz belong to the same class of medicines and works the same way. Some studies mention that dexlansoprazole helps in better control of symptoms like heartburn as compared to Eyz, however, there is no definitive evidence for this and different patients may find that one works better for them than the other.

Q. Is Eyz an antacid?
Eyz belongs to the class of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) which decrease the amount of acid produced in the stomach. While antacids only neutralize the stomach acid by coating the stomach.

Q. Does Eyz cause tinnitus?
Tinnitus has been reported as a rare side effect with Eyz (

Q. Does Eyz has an expiry date?
Yes, Eyz does expire. Please check the expiry date written on the pack and it refers to the last day of that month. Do not use Eyz after the expiry date.

Q. Is Eyz an antibiotic?
No, Eyz is not an antibiotic. It is a proton pump inhibitor used for the treatment of acidity, heartburn, intestinal ulcers and stomach ulcers.

Q. Can I take Eyz with nitrofurantoin?
Eyz can be taken with nitrofurantoin. No drug-drug interactions or any harmful effects have been reported when they are used together.

Q. Can I take Eyz with ranitidine?
Yes, Eyz can be taken with ranitidine. No drug-drug interactions or any harmful effects have been reported when they are used together. As Eyz do take some days to show its action, so, ranitidine is given to the patients to immediate relief.

Q. Can I take Eyz with ibuprofen?
Eyz can be taken with ibuprofen. No drug-drug interactions or any harmful effects have been reported when they are used together.

Q. Can I take Eyz with hyoscine?
Eyz can be taken with hyoscine. No drug-drug interactions or any harmful effects have been reported when they are used together.

Q. Does Eyz cause tiredness?
Tiredness is a rare side effect seen with Eyz. Talk to your doctor if you experience excessive tiredness as this may be due to some liver abnormalities as Eyz breaks down in the liver or due to an underlying condition that needs attention.

Q. Can the use of Eyz cause weight gain?
Weight gain has not be reported to occur with Eyz. However, its use is associated with some common side effects like nausea, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, and flatulence.

Q. Can the use of Eyz affect birth control?
Eyz does not seem to affect birth control, as no drug interactions have been reported between Eyz and oral birth control pills. It is safe to take the two medications together.

Q. Can a patient with underlying cardiac disease take Eyz?
Patients with the underlying cardiac disease can take Eyz. However, Eyz can interact with certain drugs (e.g clopidogrel, digoxin) which might be used by these patients. They may need to be monitored for digoxin toxicity. Eyz decreases the activation of clopidogrel, thus reducing its effects, so the patients taking these medicines together should also be monitored regularly.

Q. Can Eyz be given in cancer patients?
Eyz is seen to increase the antitumor effect of the medicines with no added side effects. Since cancer patients may also take many medicines for the primary cancer treatment or for other symptoms and infections, there are chances of drug-drug interactions with Eyz. So, it should be used only as advised by your doctor.

Q. How is Eyz different from pantoprazole?
Eyz and pantoprazole both belong to the same class of drugs and are seen to be equally effective in the treatment of disease conditions with excess acid production like heartburn, acidity, stomach ulcers and intestinal ulcers. However, as per some research studies, pantoprazole provides significantly faster first-time relief from daytime and night-time GERD-related symptoms than Eyz.

Q. Is Eyz more effective than lansoprazole?
Yes, Eyz is seen to achieve a better acid control and is more effective in relief of heartburn symptoms and acid reflux symptoms as compared to lansoprazole in many research studies. Also, healing rates were consistently high with Eyz.

Q. Can I take Eyz with sodium bicarbonate as a buffer?
Sodium bicarbonate buffer can protect against acid degradation of Eyz in addition to immediate antacid action. Eyz can be taken with sodium bicarbonate as a buffer only in a manner as prescribed by the doctor.

Q. Can I take Eyz with naproxen?
Naproxen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) which works by reducing inflammation and pain in the body. Eyz and naproxen can be taken together. There are no reported drug interactions or harmful effects of using Eyz with naproxen.

Q. Is Eyz a narcotic?
Eyz is not a narcotic. It is a proton pump inhibitor used for the treatment of acidity, heartburn, intestinal ulcers and stomach ulcers.

Q. CAn the use of Eyz cause constipation?
Constipation has been reported as a common side effect of Eyz. Other common side effects associated with its use are nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and flatulence.

Q. What is the difference between Eyz and famotidine ?
Eyz is a proton pump inhibitor whereas Famotidine is an H2 histamine receptor blocker. Eyz is more potent at inhibiting gastric acid production compared to famotidine and also its effect lasts for a long time.

Q. Is Eyz a steroid?
Eyz is not a steroid. It is a proton pump inhibitor used for the treatment of acidity, heartburn, intestinal ulcers and stomach ulcers.