Rabeprazole

​Common side effects include headache, dizziness, difficulties sleeping, stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, passing gas, cough, sore throat, runny nose or non-specific back pain.

Consult your healthcare professional if the symptoms do not go away or when any unexplained or unusual symptoms occur.

Rare but serious side effects include:

• Blood in your stool (including blackened stool) or vomit
• Unusual symptoms such as muscle spasms (uncontrollable muscle movements), palpitations, dizziness and seizures may be a sign of low magnesium in the body.

The symptoms of a drug allergy include one or more of the following:

• Swollen face/eyes/lips/tongue
• Difficulty in breathing
• Itchy skin rashes over your whole body

If you experience any of these symptoms, you should stop your medication and see your healthcare professional immediately.

​Inform your healthcare professional if:

• You are allergic to this medication or any of the other ingredients of this medication
• You are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding
• You are taking any other medications, including supplements, traditional medications and herbal remedies
• You experience weight loss for no reason or are vomiting food or blood as this medication may hide the symptoms of other diseases
• You have watery or bloody stools that do not stop after a few days as this medication may increase your risk of diarrhoea caused by a type of bacteria called Clostridium difficile
• You have osteoporosis, a condition where your bones become weak or fragile, as his medication may increase your risk of bone fractures

​Inform your healthcare professional if you are taking or intend to take any other medication, supplements, traditional medications or herbal remedies.

This includes certain medications such as:

• Medications used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• Anti-fungal medications (e.g. ketoconazole)
• Other medications such as digoxin and methotrexate