Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A proton pump inhibitor drug, , C16H14F2N3O4S, used in the form of its sodium salt to treat esophagitis caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease and other disorders associated with increased gastric acid secretion.

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  • noun A proton pump inhibitor drug, used for treatment of erosion and ulceration of esophagus caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[panto-, origin unknown + -prazole, antiulcer drug suff.; see omeprazole.]

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Examples

  • Teva introduced a generic version of the drug in December, eating into Protonix's sales, but then agreed to temporarily halt selling its rival product, known as pantoprazole, as the companies engaged in settlement talks.

    Wyeth Plans Generic Protonix; 2008

  • Their work suggests it is true for all but one drug in the class, pantoprazole, which is sold as Pantoloc.

    Canadian Online Health News 2009

  • Physician switched me to "pantoprazole" (protonix) - quite as effective, a purchase ashwagandha professional of the price.

    Wii-volution 2009

  • Sales and profit at the U.S. unit and at the parent were also hurt as the comparable quarter last year benefited from exclusive U.S. sales of two generic drugs - pantoprazole sodium and amifostine.

    Sun Pharma Profit Drops 67% 2009

  • The company continues to selectively sell pantoprazole sodium, a generic version of Wyeth's heartburn drug Protonix, and amifostine injection, a generic version of MedImmune Oncology Inc. 's 500 milligram Ethyol injection.

    Sun Pharma Profit Drops 67% 2009

  • The Israeli company won FDA approval last summer to market a generic version of Protonix, called pantoprazole.

    Wyeth Heartburn Drug Is Challenged 2007

  • It sells pantoprazole for heartburn and the smokers' cough drug roflumilast in Europe as Daxas and as Daliresp in the U.S., where revenue is shared with Forest Laboratories Inc.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • The purchase would give the Japanese company access to products such as pantoprazole for heartburn and the smokers' cough drug roflumilast, sold in the U.S. as Daliresp and in Europe as Daxas.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • It sells pantoprazole for heartburn and the smokers' cough drug roflumilast, which is sold in the U.S. as Daliresp and in Europe as Daxas.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • It sells pantoprazole for heartburn and the smokers' cough drug roflumilast in Europe as Daxas and as Daliresp in the U.S., where revenue is shared with Forest Laboratories Inc.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

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