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Would Omeprazole Cause Any Side Effects In A Patient With Congestive Heart Failure?

is there any side effect in taking omeprazole for an 84 year old CHF female patient taking medicines such as:

clopidogrel,allupurinol,micardis, (calciblock to discontinue after the medicine is consume). It is safe for her to take calcium instead of fosamax
Fri, 18 Jul 2014
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HELLO N WELCOME. OMEPRAZOLE HAS MANY DRUG INTERACTIONS. PANTOPRAZOLE WOULD BE A MUCH BETTER OPTION. FOSAMAX (ALENDRONATE) IS MUCH BETTER THAN CALCIUM ALONE. U CAN GIVE CALCIUM IN ADDITION. THANX
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Would Omeprazole Cause Any Side Effects In A Patient With Congestive Heart Failure?

HELLO N WELCOME. OMEPRAZOLE HAS MANY DRUG INTERACTIONS. PANTOPRAZOLE WOULD BE A MUCH BETTER OPTION. FOSAMAX (ALENDRONATE) IS MUCH BETTER THAN CALCIUM ALONE. U CAN GIVE CALCIUM IN ADDITION. THANX