What is Omeprazole?
- Omeprazole belongs to a family of medications called a proton pump inhibitors. PPI for short.
- The brand name is Prilosec.
- Omeprazole reduces the amount of acid in your stomach.
Heartburn
What is it used for?
- For up to 4-6 weeks to treat heartburn and other symptoms that happen with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- For up to 8 weeks to heal acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus (also called erosive esophagitis).
- For up to 8 weeks for healing stomach ulcers
- For up to 8 weeks for the healing of duodenal ulcers.The duodenal area is the area where food passes when it leaves the stomach. These ulcers are sometimes associated with long term use of NSAIDS.NSAIDS can irritate your stomach lining and duodenum lining.
- With certain antibiotics to treat an infection caused by bacteria called H.pylori to help eradicate this bug. The infection needs to be treated to prevent the ulcers from coming back.
- For the long-term treatment of certain conditions where your stomach makes too much acid such as a rare condition called Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.
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