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What is Prilosec?

Prilosec® is a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of heartburn and other symptoms associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Acid reflux 142 25 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 38 2 Efficacy_major
Other 34 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Heartburn 13 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Hiatus Hernia 9 1 Efficacy_none
Support digestive health 8 1 Efficacy_major

See all 274 patients currently taking Prilosec

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 5
None
 37

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

Gas 2
Constipation 1
Acid reflux 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Excessive gas 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Prilosec. See all 13 dosages ►

  daily 20mg as needed 2 10mg as needed 10mg as needed 20 mg weekly 10 mg daily 20 mg 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 80 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 37 Number of Patients: 37 1 Number of Patients: 1 129 Number of Patients: 129 85 Number of Patients: 85 8 Number of Patients: 8  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prilosec (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 18   Did not seem to work: 35%
Course of treatment ended 10   Course of treatment ended: 20%
Doctor's advice 10   Doctor's advice: 20%
Other 8   Other: 16%
Expense 7   Expense: 14%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 4%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 2%

See all 50 patients who’ve stopped taking Prilosec

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

Currently Taking Prilosec

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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 Prilosec

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Prilosec

Always
 35 76%
Usually
 9 20%
Sometimes
 1 2%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Prilosec

Very
 1 2%
Somewhat
 2 4%
A little
 7 15%
Not at all
 36 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Prilosec

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 6 22%
< $25
 21 78%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.