Prior Authorization Criteria and Guidelines

Quick onset, 2-8h duration GI Omeprazole (Prilosec) Pantoprazole (Protonix) Proton pump inhibitors (selective, irreversible H+/K+ ATPase inhibitors in gastric parietal cells) GERD, combo therapy for H.pylori ulcers Hypochlorhydria w/ gastric bacterial overgrowth, hypergastrinemia, gastric cancer (long-term) Protonix acid stable ................
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