THIS MEDICATION BELONGS TO THE CLASS OF PROTON-PUMP INHIBITOR WHICH WORKS BY SUPPRESSING THE SECRETION OF GASTRIC ACID BY SPECIFICALLY INHIBITING THE H+/K+-ATPASE ENZYME IN THE GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS. INHIBITION OF THIS ENZYME AND BLOCKING OF THE PROTON PUMP BLOCKS THE ACID FORMATION PATHWAY, REDUCING GASTRIC ACID PRODUCTION.