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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Acid reflux 471 108 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 183 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 118 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Heartburn 57 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Support digestive health 47 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Hiatus Hernia 41 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 8
Mild
 21
None
 160

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 5
Constipation 4
Gas 2
digestive disturbances such as loud burping 2
Bowel irritability 1
Stomach pain 1
See all 18 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Omeprazole. See all 34 dosages ►

  20mg as needed 10mg as needed daily 20 mg weekly 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily
  26 Number of Patients: 26 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 95 Number of Patients: 95 530 Number of Patients: 530 3 Number of Patients: 3 321 Number of Patients: 321 4 Number of Patients: 4 42 Number of Patients: 42  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Omeprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 48   Course of treatment ended: 28%
Did not seem to work 48   Did not seem to work: 28%
Doctor's advice 36   Doctor's advice: 21%
Other 35   Other: 21%
Expense 12   Expense: 7%
Change in health plan coverage 7   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 4%
Personal research 6   Personal research: 4%

See all 162 patients who’ve stopped taking Omeprazole

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

Currently Taking Omeprazole

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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 Omeprazole

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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 Omeprazole

Always
 150 78%
Usually
 31 16%
Sometimes
 5 3%
Never
 7 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Omeprazole

Very
 1 1%
Somewhat
 7 4%
A little
 21 11%
Not at all
 164 85%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Omeprazole

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 2%
$25-49
 24 18%
< $25
 104 80%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.