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What is Nexium?

Nexium® is a brand name for the proton-pump inhibitor drug esomeprazole. 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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 14 0
Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) 10 3
General health 2 0
Reflux 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Dosages

  20 mg daily 40 mg daily 80 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 19 Number of Patients: 19 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Nexium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense
1 50% Expense: 50%
Doctor's advice
1 50% Doctor's advice: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Nexium

Currently Taking Nexium

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
5
3
5

Stopped Taking Nexium

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 33%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 33%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.