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Home > Community Treatment Reports > Prilosec OTC (omeprazole otc) Treatment Report
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
Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) 14 2
Stomach pain 3 1
hiatial hernia 3 0
Other 3 0
Support another treatment 2 1
Reflux 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 33%
None
2 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Bloating
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  20mg as needed 30mg as needed 20 mg weekly 20 mg daily 40 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prilosec OTC (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense
1 100% Expense: 100%

See all 1 patient 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
2
6
5

Stopped 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
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 33%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.