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Short answer Taking Dexlansoprazole while pregnant: what to do Common questions Related questions SourcesDexlansoprazole is not a first choice during pregnancy, though it can be continued or started under your clinician's guidance when simpler steps do not control your reflux.
Heartburn affects a large share of pregnancies, and treatment usually starts with meal and sleep habits, then antacids, then acid-reducing medicines. Among prescription options, famotidine and omeprazole have the largest body of human pregnancy data, so many clinicians switch you to one of those rather than keep dexlansoprazole. Dexlansoprazole itself has less pregnancy-specific data, which is a reason for caution rather than a known harm. If you already take it for erosive esophagitis or severe reflux, keep taking it until you have talked with your prenatal clinician, since uncontrolled reflux has costs of its own.
Taking Dexlansoprazole while pregnant: what to do
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Can you take Dexlansoprazole while pregnant?
Heartburn is common in pregnancy, and most people start with habit changes and antacids rather than a proton pump inhibitor. Calcium carbonate antacids and famotidine have long track records in pregnancy, and omeprazole is the proton pump inhibitor with the most human pregnancy data. Dexlansoprazole has less pregnancy-specific data, so clinicians often move you to a better studied option, or keep dexlansoprazole when it is the one drug that controls your symptoms. Do not stop a prescribed acid medicine on your own. Ask your prenatal clinician which option fits your trimester, your symptoms, and any other medicines you take.