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What is Nexium?

Nexium® is a brand name for the proton-pump inhibitor drug esomeprazole. It is used for treatment of gastrointestinal reflux disease; for duodenal and gastric ulcers; and for conditions associated with hypersecretion of gastric acid, including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
17 100%

Dosages

  40mg as needed daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 33 Number of Patients: 33 76 Number of Patients: 76 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Nexium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense
6 40% Expense: 40%
Other
4 27% Other: 27%
Course of treatment ended
4 27% Course of treatment ended: 27%
Did not seem to work
3 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Doctor's advice
1 7% Doctor's advice: 7%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking Nexium

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Nexium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
2
8
10
8
48

Stopped Taking Nexium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
2
1
1
4
3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
14 82%
Usually
2 12%
Sometimes
1 6%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 12%
A little
1 6%
Not at all
14 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
2 12%
$50-99
2 12%
$25-49
2 12%
< $25
6 35%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.