Lansoprazole Tablets Special Drug Use Surveillance Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease With Dyspepsia Symptoms
Lansoprazole Tablets Special Drug Use Surveillance Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease With Dyspepsia Symptoms
To evaluate the efficacy of 4-week lansoprazole (Takepron) therapy for subjective symptomatic
 improvement in gastroesophageal reflux disease patients with dyspepsia symptoms
This is a special drug use surveillance of lansoprazole (Takepron) with a 4-week
 observational period, designed to evaluate the efficacy in gastroesophageal reflux disease
 patients with dyspepsia symptoms (planned sample size, 15000).

 The dosage regimen is as follows:

 -  For reflux esophagitis, the usual adult dosage is 30 mg of lansoprazole administered
 orally once daily for up to 8 weeks. For maintenance treatment of repeatedly
 recurring/relapsing reflux esophagitis, the dosage is 15 mg of lansoprazole administered
 orally once daily. If insufficient efficacy is observed, the dosage may be increased to
 30 mg administered orally once daily.

 -  For non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease, the usual adult dosage is 15 mg of
 lansoprazole administered orally once daily for up to 4 weeks.
Inclusion Criteria:

 1. Patients with heartburn or acid regurgitation at the start of Takepron administration*
 , or patients without heartburn and acid regurgitation, but with endoscopic findings
 classified as Los Angeles grade A-D at the start of Takepron therapy.

 2. Patients with symptoms of dyspepsia (i.e., postprandial fullness, early satiation,
 epigastric pain, epigastric burning, upper abdominal bloating, nausea/vomiting, or
 belching) at the start of Takepron administration* *These patients must have answered
 "never, " "sometimes/mild," "often/moderate," or "frequent/severe" on a 4-point scale
 questionnaire about subjective symptoms.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 1. Patients who have taken any proton pump inhibitors (including Takepron) within 4 weeks
 before the start of Takepron administration

 2. Patients taking antidepressants