Generic Protonix is used to treat erosive esophagitis (damage to the esophagus from stomach acid), and other conditions involving excess stomach acid such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
WHY AREN'T WE COMMUNICATING? WHOSE FAULT IS IT, ANYWAY? (DOCTOR-PATIENT INTERACTION)
For the remainder of this topic, we'll look at advice from some leaders in the field of the doctor-patient interaction on how you can get more from your health care provider and boost your chance of staying well and getting well faster.
your doctor Visits: What You— and Your Doctor—Can Do to Make Them More Productive and Satisfying
In several locations around the country, changes are being made in the way medical education is conducted, particularly in regard to teaching new doctors how to relate better to patients. Many doctors who are being trained today are more likely (but certainly not guaranteed) to have a more "patient-centered" approach to care—one in which patients are taken as whole human beings, not just carriers of disease. Interestingly, the mirror image of much of the same advice that's being given to doctors is what experts are recommending to you—the patient. We'll take a look at the doctor's obligations first.
A generic drug is made with the same active ingredients and is available in thesame strength and dosage form as the equivalent brand-name product. Generic drugs produce the same effects in the body as the brand-name drugs, because both contain the identical active ingredients...