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What is Omeprazole OTC?

The over the counter formulation of drug Omeprazole. It is a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of heartburn and gastroesophogeal reflex.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Acid reflux 89 26 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 24 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 21 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Heartburn 9 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
General health 9 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Support digestive health 8 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 160 patients currently taking Omeprazole OTC

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 52

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Omeprazole OTC

Bloating 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Omeprazole OTC. See all 12 dosages ►

  20mg as needed mg as needed daily 1 cap(s) m,w,f 20 mg weekly 20 mg m,w,f 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 115 Number of Patients: 115 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Omeprazole OTC (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 15   Did not seem to work: 29%
Other 13   Other: 25%
Course of treatment ended 11   Course of treatment ended: 22%
Expense 4   Expense: 8%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 8%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 6%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 4%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 2%

See all 48 patients who’ve stopped taking Omeprazole OTC

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Omeprazole OTC

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Omeprazole OTC

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Omeprazole OTC

Always
 43 81%
Usually
 7 13%
Sometimes
 1 2%
Never
 2 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Omeprazole OTC

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 2%
A little
 11 21%
Not at all
 41 77%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Omeprazole OTC

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 12 36%
< $25
 21 64%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.