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Prilosec OTC (omeprazole otc) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Omeprazole OTC
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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) | 55 |
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12 | ||
| Other | 26 |
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3 | |||
| General health | 10 |
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2 | |||
| Heartburn (reflux) | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Stomach pain | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| counteract intravenous steroids | 3 | 0 |
See all 103 patients currently taking Prilosec OTC
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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6 | 23% |
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Course of treatment ended
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6 | 23% |
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Doctor's advice
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4 | 15% |
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Side effects too severe
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3 | 12% |
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Expense
|
3 | 12% |
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Other
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3 | 12% |
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Not indicated
|
1 | 4% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- LELAMARIE
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- LELAMARIE
- 40 mg daily
- since Dec 31, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
-
Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- heidibug77
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: None
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: mild
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- heidibug77
- 20mg as needed
- since Sep 16, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Nexium is better but costly. Try to get samples from your doctor. See full evaluation
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Report created on March 11, 2010.