What are the Side Effects of Prevacid for Babies?
Prevacid (lansoprazole) is a medication in the group called proton pump inhibitors (PPI). These medications are used in treating heartburn as well as acid reflux disease. Prevacid works by blocking the enzyme in the stomach that makes acid. The side effects upon babies either through the mother or for Prevacid given directly to babies are classified by the United States Food and Drug Administration as “Category B.” No known adverse effects should endanger babies through Prevacid, but no clinical studies (as of 2009) have proven the drug safe either.
