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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Acid reflux 515 109 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 280 34 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 130 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Heartburn 55 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Support digestive health 47 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Hiatal Hernia 42 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1175 patients currently taking Omeprazole

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 8
Mild
 22
None
 176

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 5
Constipation 4
Gas 2
digestive disturbances such as loud burping 2
Cough 1
Bowel irritability 1
See all 19 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Omeprazole. See all 35 dosages ►

  20mg as needed 40mg as needed daily 10mg as needed 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily
  33 Number of Patients: 33 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 7 Number of Patients: 7 97 Number of Patients: 97 591 Number of Patients: 591 3 Number of Patients: 3 370 Number of Patients: 370 4 Number of Patients: 4 47 Number of Patients: 47  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Omeprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 59   Did not seem to work: 29%
Course of treatment ended 53   Course of treatment ended: 26%
Doctor's advice 43   Doctor's advice: 21%
Other 38   Other: 19%
Expense 18   Expense: 9%
Change in health plan coverage 13   Change in health plan coverage: 6%
Side effects too severe 8   Side effects too severe: 4%
Personal research 8   Personal research: 4%

See all 193 patients who’ve stopped taking Omeprazole

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

Currently Taking Omeprazole

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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 Omeprazole

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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

Always
 166 79%
Usually
 31 15%
Sometimes
 6 3%
Never
 7 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Omeprazole

Very
 2 1%
Somewhat
 7 3%
A little
 25 12%
Not at all
 176 84%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Omeprazole

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 1%
$25-49
 26 19%
< $25
 110 80%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.