Omeprazole
Capsules
- Effective treatment
- Once daily dose
- Works with 1 hour
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Omeprazole Medical Information
Omeprazole capsules contain the active substance omeprazole. It belongs to a group of medicines called ‘proton pump inhibitors’. They work by reducing the amount of acid that your stomach produces.
Omeprazole capsules are used to treat the following conditions:
• ‘Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease’ (GORD). This is where acid from the stomach escapes into the gullet (the tube which connects your throat to your stomach) causing pain, inflammation and heartburn.
• Ulcers in the upper part of the intestine (duodenal ulcer) or stomach (gastric ulcer).
• Ulcers which are infected with bacteria called ‘Helicobacter pylori’. If you have this condition, your doctor may also prescribe antibiotics to treat the infection and allow the ulcer to heal.
• Ulcers caused by medicines called NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs). Omeprazole capsules can also be used to stop ulcers from forming if you are taking NSAIDs.
• Too much acid in the stomach caused by a growth in the pancreas (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome).
To treat symptoms of GORD such as heartburn and acid regurgitation the recommended dose is 20 mg once a day for 4-8 weeks.
• Allergy to omeprazole or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
• Allergy to medicines containing other proton pump inhibitors (e.g. pantoprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, esomeprazole)
Common or very common
• Abdominal pain
• Constipation
• Diarrhoea
• Dizziness
• Dry mouth
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Headache
• Insomnia
• Nausea
• Skin reactions
• Vomiting
Uncommon
• Arthralgia
• Bone fractures
• Confusion
• Depression
• Drowsiness
• Leucopenia
• Malaise
• Myalgia
• Paraesthesia
• Peripheral oedema
• Thrombocytopenia
• Vertigo
• Vision disorders
Rare or very rare
• Agranulocytosis
• Alopecia
• Gynaecomastia
• Hallucination
• Hepatic disorders
• Hyperhidrosis
• Hyponatraemia
• Nephritis tubulointerstitial
• Pancytopenia
• Photosensitivity reaction
• Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs)
• Stomatitis
• Taste altered
Frequency not known
• Gastrointestinal infection
• Hypomagnesaemia (more common after 1 year of treatment, but sometimes after 3 months of treatment)
• Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus
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