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omeprazole

omeprazole

1 4.8
A medicine that reduces stomach acid to treat heartburn, acid reflux, and ulcers
  • noun
  • /oʊˈmɛprəzoʊl/
  • Specialized
: omeprazol
  • Another obvious instance of me-too production has been the evolution of AstraZeneca's Prilosec (omeprazole) to Nexium (esomeprazole).

That'd be like taking two Prevacid or two omeprazole every single day and still I would have severe heart, heartburn, pain.

Examples

  • Omeprazole, which inhibits the (gastric) H+/K+-ATPase, is widely used in clinical practice but has no obvious effect on urinary acidification.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Some PPIs are available over-the-counter, PPIs such as lansoprazole (Prevacid) and omeprazole (Prilosec).

    Blog text (19)

  • That'd be like taking two Prevacid or two omeprazole every single day and still I would have severe heart, heartburn, pain.

    KenDBerryMD

  • TSH values increased during concomitant therapy with omeprazole 40 mg for six months.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Also, another important thing to know is that omeprazole has been linked to an increased rate of Clostridium difficile diarrhea infections.

  • An absolute diet with total parenteral nutrition and omeprazole did not improve the gastric fistula.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Joan takes regular paracetamol and naproxen 500 mg twice daily and omeprazole 20 mg for two weeks.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The doctor prescribed omeprazole to reduce her stomach acid and alleviate heartburn.

  • After taking omeprazole for a week, she noticed a significant decrease in her heartburn symptoms.

  • He takes omeprazole daily to manage his gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Synonyms

Prilosec
vsomeprazole
  • Specialized
2 4.3

A medicine that reduces stomach acid to treat heartburn and ulcers

is the generic drug with same acid-reducing use
PPI
vsomeprazole
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Medicine that reduces stomach acid to treat ulcers and reflux

is a single drug belonging to that broader medicine class
lansoprazole
vsomeprazole
  • Specialized
6.9

A medicine that reduces stomach acid to treat heartburn and ulcers

is a different drug with the same acid-reducing purpose

Surface Forms

omeprazole singular
omeprazoles plural

Etymology

Omeprazole is the name of a medicine that lowers 'stomach acid' and helps with heartburn and ulcers. A helpful way to remember it is that many drugs that reduce acid share the ending -prazole, as in lansoprazole and pantoprazole, so -prazole marks this type of stomach medicine and the first part ome- simply makes the name unique.