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What is Prilosec OTC?

Prilosec OTC™ is a brand name for the over the counter formulation of drug Omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of heartburn and gastroesophogeal reflex.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Acid reflux 84 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 24 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) 12 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Heartburn 9 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
General health 9 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Support digestive health 7 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 145 patients currently taking Prilosec OTC

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 40

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

Bloating 1

Reported Dosages

  20mg as needed 30mg as needed daily mg as needed 20 mg weekly 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily 150 mg daily
  8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 101 Number of Patients: 101 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prilosec OTC (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 13   Did not seem to work: 27%
Other 13   Other: 27%
Course of treatment ended 10   Course of treatment ended: 21%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 8%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 6%
Expense 3   Expense: 6%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 4%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 2%

See all 45 patients who’ve stopped taking Prilosec OTC

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

Currently Taking Prilosec OTC

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Prilosec OTC

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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 Prilosec OTC

Always
 32 78%
Usually
 7 17%
Sometimes
 1 2%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Prilosec OTC

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 2%
A little
 11 27%
Not at all
 29 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Prilosec OTC

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 9 38%
< $25
 15 63%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.