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 |