Generic Prilosec 100mg - To Treat Stomach Acidity Problems

Generic Prilosec belongs to the drug family of proton pump inhibitors which are a class acidity reducing agents. It contains Omeprazole as an active component which belongs to a class of antisecretory drugs that destroy gastric acid secretion by precisely blocking an enzyme system at the acid secretory site of the parietal cells (cells that secrete gastric acid). This enzyme system is called as the acid (or proton) pump inside the stomach. Hindering this proton or acid pump does not permit the production and hence, additional secretion of gastric or stomach acid. Hence, omeprazole is called as a gastric acid-pump inhibitor where it blocks the final step of acid creation in the stomach.

Short-Term Treatment of Active Duodenal Ulcer

20 mg once daily for 4 weeks. Some patients may require an additional 4 weeks.

H. pylori Eradication to Reduce the Risk of Duodenal Ulcer Recurrence

• Dual therapy: 40 mg orally once a day, taken concomitantly with clarithromycin for 14 days
• Triple therapy: 20 mg orally 2 times a day, taken concomitantly with amoxicillin and clarithromycin. for 10 days

Gastric Ulcer

40 mg orally once a day for 4 to 8 weeks

Erosive Esophagitis

20 mg orally once a day for 4 to 8 weeks

Multiple Endocrine Adenomas

Initial dose: 60 mg orally once a day

Maximum dose: 360 mg/day (as 120 mg orally 3 times a day)

Systemic Mastocytosis

Initial dose: 60 mg orally once a day

Maximum dose: 360 mg/day (as 120 mg orally 3 times a day)

Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Initial dose: 60 mg orally once a day

Maximum dose: 360 mg/day (as 120 mg orally 3 times a day)

Hypersecretory Conditions

Initial dose: 60 mg orally once a day

Maximum dose: 360 mg/day (as 120 mg orally 3 times a day)

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

20 mg orally once a day for up to 4 weeks

20 mg orally once a day in the morning for 14 days

How to use Generic Prilosec?

• Usually taken before eating (at least 1 hour before a meal).
• Do not crush, chew, or break the tablet. Swallow the pill whole.

Call your doctor at once if you have:

• Severe stomach pain or diarrhea ).
• Seizure (convulsions) ).
• Urinating more or less than usual, blood in your urine, swelling, fast weight gain).
• Symptoms of low magnesium which include dizziness, confusion, fast or uneven heart rate, tremors (shaking) or jerking muscle movements, muscle cramps in hands and feet, cough.

Which drugs cannot be taken with the drug?

NOT TO BE TAKEN with meds containing-

• Ketoconazole, ampicillin esters, iron salts
• Diazepam, warfarin, phenytoin, cyclosporine, disulfiram, benzodiazepines (dose adjustment may be needed)
• Voriconazole, atazanavir, nelfinavir, tacrolimus, saquinavir
• Doctor might check for increases in INR and prothrombin time when on the therapy of Generic Prilosec

What should be done in case of Overdose?