Indication

Gastrointestinal disorders

RAG rating

n/a

Document type

Primary Care prescribing resource

Place

Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB

Output type

Pharmacy / Prescribing

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Omeprazole switch PEG or NG patient letter

Dear Patient

The NHS carries out regular reviews of medicines to make sure that patients continue to receive high quality and effective treatment that costs the NHS less. 

The latest review involves a change in one of the medications on your prescription. The full details of the change are shown below and this change in your medication will be given to you when you collect your next repeat prescription.

This new medicine contains a similar active ingredient from the same family as omeprazole, your old medication. Please finish taking all the omeprazole SF suspension you currently have before starting on the new medicine. The administration of the new lansoprazole orodispersible tablets will be different as outlined below:

1. To administer lansoprazole orodispersible tablets via enteral tube, stop feed 30 minutes before and flush tube with at least 10ml of water. Mix the whole/ halved/ or quartered (delete as appropriate) tablet (a pill cutter may help with breaking tablets) with water (check patient leaflet in tablet box for more information). Do not crush the orodispersible tablet, it should be left in water to disperse. Administer all solution ensuring all the granules which appear are administered. Restart enteral feed 30 minutes after administration.

To obtain your next supply of medicines more efficiently, you can order a repeat prescription by logging into your account using the NHS app which may be downloaded from the NHS website.  We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you to only order the medicines you need each time you resubmit your repeat prescription request as this helps minimise medicine waste.    

If you are concerned or wish to discuss the matter further, please do not hesitate to contact the practice or community pharmacy.