Omeprazole

Omeprazole- Drug Detail Profile

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Category of DrugOmeprazole is Antacids and Anulcer Drugs (1)
Mechanism of ActionOmeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor. It inhibits the parietal cell H+ / K+ ATP pump, the final step of acid production. (2)
IndicationsOmeprazole is used in
1. Benign gastric and duodenal ulcers
2. Zollinger
3. Ellison syndrome
4. gastric Acid Reduction during gastric surgery
5. GERD
6. NSAID- induced ulcer
7. Prophylaxis during NSAIDs treatment in
patients with high risk for peptic ulceration
8. Eradication of H.pylori, as preoperative
medication
9. Systemic mastocytosis and in
patients not responsive to H2 blockers.
Well Known
Pharmaceutical Brands
OMEZ- DR. REDDY’S LABS
OCID- ZYDUS CADILA
OMEY- INTAS PHARMA
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Available dosage forms 1. TABLETS
2. INJECTION
3. CAPSULES
Dose20 mg OD for 4 weeks in duodenal ulcers, for 8 weeks in gastric ulcers, Increase to
40 mg in severe cases.
Contraindications Hypersensitivity
Precautions1. Interactions
2. Pregnancy
3. Concomitant gastric
4. Malignancy
Adverse Effects1.  Nausea
2. Abdominal pain
3. Constipation
4. Flatulence
5. Diarrhoea
6. Headache
7. Skin
8. Rashes
9. Subacute
10. Myopathy
11. Arthralgias
12. Increased risk of hip fractures
13. Decreased B12 absorption
14. Hypergastrenemia
15. Respiratory
16. Clostridium difficile infections
17. hepatic dysfunction.
Pregnancy Category C

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