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What is Prilosec OTC?

Prilosec OTC™ is a brand name for the over the counter formulation of drug Omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of heartburn and gastroesophogeal reflex.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 7 0
General health 5 0
Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) 3 0
disease-related symptoms 1 0
Sour stomach 1 0
Assistive communication 1 0

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Dosages

  daily mg as needed 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 80 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prilosec OTC (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
4 57% Did not seem to work: 57%
Doctor's advice
2 29% Doctor's advice: 29%
Side effects too severe
1 14% Side effects too severe: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Prilosec OTC

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Prilosec OTC

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0
4

Stopped Taking Prilosec OTC

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.