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Pantoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor drug that inhibits gastric acid secretion. It works on gastric parietal cells to irreversibly inhibit (H+/K+)-ATPase function and suppress the production of gastric acid. It was first sold in 1994 in Germany and became avaliable as a generic medication in 2010.
Pantoprazole may not work well with all medicines that you take. Make sure to tell your doctor about all the medicines you take. If you are not sure of all the medicines you take, ask your pharmacist for a list of these medicines. Pantoprazole is a type of a prescription medicine called a proton pump inhibitor. Pantoprazole reduces the amount of acid that your stomach makes. Your doctor may have prescribed pantoprazole to heal acid-related damage to the lining of your esophagus (also known as erosive esophagitis, or EE) or to relieve symptoms caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).