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What is Prevacid OTC?

Prevacid OTC is the over the counter form of Prevacid, a brand name for the drug Lansoprazole, a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of gastic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 10 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Acid reflux 6 2 Efficacy_major
hearburn 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Support digestive health 1 0

See all 17 patients currently taking Prevacid OTC

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Prevacid OTC

None 1
Indigestion 1
Prevacid OTC interfers with benefits of other medications 1

Reported Dosages

  15mg as needed 1 mg daily 1 daily 1 other daily 2 other daily 15 mg daily 20 g daily 30 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prevacid OTC (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 100%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 50%
Expense 1   Expense: 50%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Prevacid OTC

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

Currently Taking Prevacid OTC

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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 Prevacid OTC

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Prevacid OTC

Always
 2 50%
Usually
 1 25%
Sometimes
 1 25%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Prevacid OTC

Very
 1 25%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Prevacid OTC

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 50%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 50%

Report created on May 28, 2012.