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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 18 |
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8 | |||
| Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) | 15 |
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1 | ||||
| Heartburn (reflux) | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Reflux | 4 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Stomach ache | 2 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 33% |
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Expense
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1 | 33% |
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Other
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1 | 33% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- NPRNewsman
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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- NPRNewsman
- 40 mg daily
- since Aug 20, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- Dirty Butter
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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- Dirty Butter
- 40 mg daily
- since Sep 11, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
Mild
- See full evaluation
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- Eliza
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
- See profile
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- Eliza
- 40 mg daily
- since Oct 13, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Take this med every day- it works See full evaluation
See all 9 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.