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Can i take prevacid (lansoprazole) with tums?
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Wait an hour or so: Prevacid (lansoprazole) needs acid stimulus about an hour after ingestion to best be activated. A meal would be the ideal. Take the Tums after that.
Answered 3/31/2019
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