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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) 289 45
Other 109 17
Heartburn (reflux) 38 9
General health 30 3
Reflux 13 2
hiatal hernia 13 3

See all 615 patients currently taking Omeprazole

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 1%
Moderate
1 1%
Mild
11 13%
None
72 85%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
3 25%
Constipation
3 25%
Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux)
2 17%
digestive disturbances such as loud burping
2 17%
gas
2 17%
Vertigo
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Omeprazole. See all 27 dosages ►

  10mg as needed 20 mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 10mg as needed 2 20mg as needed 40mg as needed as needed daily mg as needed 1 mg daily 10 mg weekly 2 mg daily 20 mg weekly 10 mg daily 20 mg 20 mg daily 20 mL daily 160 mg weekly 25 mg daily 60 mg 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 53 Number of Patients: 53 1 Number of Patients: 1 328 Number of Patients: 328 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 161 Number of Patients: 161 2 Number of Patients: 2 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Omeprazole (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
25 38% Course of treatment ended: 38%
Other
16 25% Other: 25%
Doctor's advice
8 12% Doctor's advice: 12%
Did not seem to work
8 12% Did not seem to work: 12%
Expense
6 9% Expense: 9%
Side effects too severe
2 3% Side effects too severe: 3%
Personal research
1 2% Personal research: 2%
Change in health plan coverage
1 2% Change in health plan coverage: 2%

See all 58 patients who’ve stopped taking Omeprazole

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Omeprazole

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

Stopped Taking Omeprazole

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
64 75%
Usually
15 18%
Sometimes
4 5%
Never
2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
3 4%
A little
7 8%
Not at all
75 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 1%
$25-49
12 14%
< $25
45 53%

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Report created on March 22, 2010.