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What is Lansoprazole?

Lansoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor which prevents the stomach from producing acid. It is used in the treatment of stomach ulcers and GERD.

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Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 150 31 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Acid reflux 108 17 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 48 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
General health 17 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Hiatal Hernia 12 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Stomach pain 8 1 Efficacy_slight

See all 303 patients currently taking Lansoprazole

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 1
Mild
 8
None
 52

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lansoprazole

Restless feeling in legs 1
Stomach pain 1
Loose stools 1
Nausea sometimes 1
Stomach upset 1
Bloating 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Lansoprazole. See all 18 dosages ►

  30mg as needed daily 30 mg weekly 10 mcg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 100 mg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 44 Number of Patients: 44 1 Number of Patients: 1 199 Number of Patients: 199 1 Number of Patients: 1 43 Number of Patients: 43 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Lansoprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 39   Did not seem to work: 33%
Other 24   Other: 21%
Doctor's advice 23   Doctor's advice: 20%
Course of treatment ended 13   Course of treatment ended: 11%
Change in health plan coverage 12   Change in health plan coverage: 10%
Expense 10   Expense: 9%
Side effects too severe 8   Side effects too severe: 7%
Personal research 4   Personal research: 3%
Not indicated 4   Not indicated: 3%

See all 115 patients who’ve stopped taking Lansoprazole

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

Currently Taking Lansoprazole

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

Stopped Taking Lansoprazole

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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 Lansoprazole

Always
 51 80%
Usually
 11 17%
Sometimes
 1 2%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lansoprazole

Very
 1 2%
Somewhat
 3 5%
A little
 9 14%
Not at all
 51 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lansoprazole

$200+
 1 2%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 9 21%
< $25
 33 77%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.