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What is Esomeprazole?

Esomeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor. 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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Acid reflux 279 59 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 166 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 71 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 18 1 Efficacy_slight
Increase effect of another treatment 18 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Hiatus Hernia 12 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none

See all 587 patients currently taking Esomeprazole

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 14
None
 92

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

Constipation 1
Nausea 1
Weight gain 1
Headaches 1
Indigestion 1
Gas 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Esomeprazole. See all 18 dosages ►

  daily 40mg as needed 20mg as needed 10 mg daily 40 mg m,w,f 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 40 mg daily 80 mg daily 160 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 11 Number of Patients: 11 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 124 Number of Patients: 124 1 Number of Patients: 1 382 Number of Patients: 382 51 Number of Patients: 51 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Esomeprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 25   Expense: 24%
Did not seem to work 22   Did not seem to work: 21%
Course of treatment ended 19   Course of treatment ended: 18%
Doctor's advice 16   Doctor's advice: 16%
Change in health plan coverage 15   Change in health plan coverage: 15%
Other 15   Other: 15%
Side effects too severe 5   Side effects too severe: 5%
Personal research 4   Personal research: 4%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 98 patients who’ve stopped taking Esomeprazole

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

Currently Taking Esomeprazole

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

Stopped Taking Esomeprazole

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Esomeprazole

Always
 82 75%
Usually
 22 20%
Sometimes
 4 4%
Never
 1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Esomeprazole

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 10 9%
A little
 12 11%
Not at all
 87 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Esomeprazole

$200+
 3 4%
$100-199
 3 4%
$50-99
 11 14%
$25-49
 19 23%
< $25
 45 56%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.