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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. Read more...Click to read more below

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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) 114 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Acid reflux 89 17 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 43 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
General health 17 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Hiatus Hernia 11 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Support digestive health 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 268 patients currently taking Lansoprazole

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 6
None
 47

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

Loose stools 1
Nausea sometimes 1
Stomach upset 1
Bloating 1
Vitamin B12 deficiency 1
Iron deficiency 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Lansoprazole. See all 17 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 36 Number of Patients: 36 1 Number of Patients: 1 177 Number of Patients: 177 1 Number of Patients: 1 38 Number of Patients: 38 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 27   Did not seem to work: 30%
Doctor's advice 21   Doctor's advice: 23%
Other 21   Other: 23%
Change in health plan coverage 10   Change in health plan coverage: 11%
Course of treatment ended 9   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Expense 7   Expense: 8%
Side effects too severe 6   Side effects too severe: 7%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 3%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 2%

See all 90 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
0
0

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
 46 81%
Usually
 9 16%
Sometimes
 1 2%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lansoprazole

Very
 1 2%
Somewhat
 3 5%
A little
 7 12%
Not at all
 46 81%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lansoprazole

$200+
 1 3%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 9 23%
< $25
 29 74%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.