Prilosec (omeprazole) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Omeprazole
What is Prilosec?
Prilosec® is a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of heartburn and other symptoms associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) | 16 |
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13 | |
| Other | 14 |
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4 | |||
| General health | 3 |
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2 | |||
| gastric reflux | 3 | 0 | |||||
| aggrivated stomach ulcer from prednizone | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| Nausea/Vomiting | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Course of treatment ended
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3 | 60% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 20% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 20% |
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Other
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1 | 20% |
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Report created on November 23, 2009.