Table 3: Recommended regimens for Helicobacter pylori eradication in adults (BNF, 2012).
Antibacterial
Acid suppressant Amoxicillin Clarithromycin Metronidazole
Esomeprazole 20 mg twice daily 1 g twice daily 500 mg twice daily
250 mg twice daily 400 mg twice daily
Lansoprazole 30 mg twice daily 1 g twice daily 500 mg twice daily
1 g twice daily 400 mg twice daily
250 mg twice daily 400 mg twice daily
Omeprazole 20 mg twice daily OR Ranitidine 150 mg twice daily 1 g twice daily 500 mg twice daily
500 mg 3 times daily 400 mg 3 times daily
250 mg twice daily 400 mg twice daily
Pantoprazole 40 mg twice daily 1 g twice daily 500 mg twice daily
250 mg twice daily 400 mg twice daily
Rabeprazole 20 mg twice daily 1 g twice daily 500 mg twice daily
250 mg twice daily 400 mg twice daily