Omeprazole Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Prilosec, Omeprazole EC, Losec
See also: Omeprazole OTC
What is Omeprazole?
Omeprazole decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach. It is used to treat duodenal and gastric ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, a hypersecretory condition. OTC preparations are used for frequent, uncomplicated heartburn.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Other | 26 |
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2 | ||||
| Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) | 17 |
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3 | |||
| General health | 6 |
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1 | ||||
| Stomach (gastric) ulcer pain | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Reflux | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Heartburn (reflux) | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Most commonly reported side effects
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digestive disturbances such as loud burping
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1 | 17% |
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- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other
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5 | 63% |
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Course of treatment ended
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4 | 50% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 13% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- SIONZ
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: none
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- SIONZ
- 20 mg daily
- since Aug 19, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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- Porky
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: severe
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: moderate
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- Porky
- 20 mg daily
- since Sep 09, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I have a Hiatius Hernia so this treatment is perfect for me, it helps control my stomach See full evaluation
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- speechlessinseattle
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: none
- Chest: none
- Legs: moderate
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- speechlessinseattle
- 40 mg daily
- since Jun 01, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux)
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips use it, it works. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 21, 2009.