OMEPRAZOLE

• • Minor side effects (if these symptoms persist or worsen, inform your doctor)
    • Headache
    • Abdominal pain may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.

   

  • Serious side effects (inform your doctor immediately)
    • Low magnesium blood level (such as unusually fast/slow/irregular heartbeat, persistent muscle spasms, seizures)

   

  • May rarely cause a severe intestinal condition (Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea) due to a type of bacteria.
    • Inform your physician immediately if you develop: persistent diarrhea, abdominal or stomach pain/cramping, fever, blood/mucus in your stool.

   

  • Rarely have caused vitamin B-12 deficiency
    • Risk is increased if they are taken every day for 3 years or longer
    • Inform your physician immediately if you develop the following symptoms: unusual weakness, sore tongue, or numbness/tingling of the hands/feet

   

  • Severe allergic reactions are rare. Get immediate medical help if you notice the following:

  Rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing kidney problems (such as change in the amount of urine)

• • Precautions:
    • Inform your doctor if you
      • Are allergic to the medication or to similar drugs such as esomeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole.
      • Have a history of liver disease
      • Get immediate medical help if you have:
        • Heartburn with lightheadedness/sweating/dizziness, chest/jaw/arm/shoulder pain (especially with shortness of breath, unusual sweating), unexplained weight loss.
        • Trouble/pain swallowing food, bloody vomit, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, bloody/black stools, heartburn for over 3 months, frequent chest pain, frequent wheezing (especially with heartburn), nausea/vomiting, stomach pain

     

    • May increase risk for bone fractures with longer use, higher doses, and in older adults
      • Discuss with your doctor about method in bone loss/fracture prevention
      • Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements

     

    • Children may be more sensitive to the side effects of this drug, especially fever, cough, and infections of the nose/throat/airways.

     

    • During pregnancy, discuss the risks and benefits of use with your doctor.
    • Consult your doctor before breast-feeding as this medication passes into breast milk and may cause unwanted effects on your baby

     

    Interactions:

    Taking multiple drugs may affect how medications work and/or cause unwanted side effects. List down all the medications you are taking and inform your physician and pharmacist. Do not take, discontinue, or alter any dose of medications without prior approval of your physician.

     

    • Products that may interact with this medication Include:
      • Cilostazol
      • Clopidogrel
      • Methotrexate (especially high-dose treatment)
      • Rifampin
      • St John’s wort.

     

    • This medication decreases stomach acid that may affect the following products:
      • Atazanavir
      • Erlotinib
      • Nelfinavir
      • Pazopanib
      • Rilpivirine

    Certain azole antifungals (itraconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole)

• • Overdose:If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center or emergency room immediately.Missed Dose

    If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and As soon as you remember, take a regular dose or if the time of the next dose is near, wait for it before taking another dose and resume your usual schedule. Do not increase the dose to compensate for the missed dose.

     

    Storage

    • Room temperature
    • Do not expose to light and moisture
    • Do not store in the bathroom
    • Keep all medications away from pets and children

     

    Brands:

     

    Available Brands:

    Acifre [ GXI ]

  • Acipraz [ Stallion Labs ]
  • Actimed Omeprazole [ Unique ]
  • Aepraz [ Pasteur Pharma ]Empraz [ Stallion Labs ]
  • Frazole Forte [ Biopharma ]Gastrec 40 [ S V More ]
  • Hovizol [ Hovid ]Hyperzol [ Jiangsu Kingsley ]
  • Ladazol [ U Square Lifesciences ]Lomezek [ Gland Pharma ]
  • Losec [ AstraZeneca ]Mep-20 [ Pharma Dynamic ]
  • Mepazole [ Unique ]Mepraz [ Cathay Drug ]
  • Newpron [ Celon Laboratories ]Omcare [ Furen Pharma ]
  • Omed 20 [ Medhaus ]Omefil [ Filadams ]
  • Omemac-Gerd [ Stallion Labs ]Omenole [ Korea United Pharma ]
  • Omepron [ Westmont ]Omeptas [ Zim ]
  • Omesec [ CCM Pharmaceuticals ]Omestop Capsule [ Jackson Pharma ]
  • Omestop Injection [ Jackson Pharma ]Omevex [ Livzon ]
  • Omexac-20/Omexac-40 [ Stallion Labs ]Omezol [ Swiss Parenterals ]
  • Opel [ Nabros ]Opraz [ Littman ]
  • Peptisolv [ Unison ]Pharex Omeprazole [ Unique ]
  • Premio [ Bosch ]Promeprazole/Promeprazole-20 [ JM Tolmann ]
  • Prosec/Prosec IV [ ACME ]Protonix [ Hizon ]
  • Risek [ Getz Pharma ]RiteMED Omeprazole [ RiteMED ]
  • Sandoz Omeprazole [ Sandoz ]Seaprazole [ U Square Lifesciences ]
  • Suprezol [ Stallion Labs ]Trumeprazole [ Marksans Pharma ]
  • Ulsek [ Standard Chem ]Wilom [ Hizon ]
  • Zefxon [ Biolab ]Zemo 20 [ Agio ]
  • Zyom [ Zydus Healthcare Phils ]Also marketed as:Acipres [ OEP Phils ]
  • Aizole [ Zim ]Azibloc [ Bal Pharma ]
  • Boie Omeprazole [ Boie ]Cylic [ Stallion Labs ]
  • Farmazol [ Hizon ]Flazomel [ Flamingo ]
  • Frazole [ Zim Labs ]Gastriloc [ Farma Iberica ]
  • Hycid-20/Hycid-40 [ XL Lab ]Lokit [ Kopran ]
  • Lopep [ Zynova ]Loprezol [ Lakeside Pharma ]
  • Megapraz [ Terramedic ]Mepracid [ Nabiqasim ]
  • Mepralin [ ACME ]Meprazol [ The United Drug ]
  • Merazol 40 [ Lyka Labs ]Miasec [ SRI Pharmacare ]
  • Nocid [ Biolink Pharma ]Ome-40 [ XL Lab ]
  • Omebloc-20 [ Zee Laboratories ]Omecise [ I.E. Medica ]
  • Omelon [ Yung Shin ]Omemac [ Macleods ]
  • Omesar [ JM Tolmann ]Omesel [ I.E. Medica ]
  • Omez [ Dr Reddy’s ]Omezid [ Prosel ]
  • Omezyn-20 [ Oman Pharma ]Omizac [ Torrent ]
  • Omlek [ Unique ]Ommed 20 [ Khriz Pharma ]
  • Opehex [ Sandoz ]Perazole [ Medchem Int’l ]
  • Phil Pharmawealth/Cipla Omeprazole [ Cipla ]Pleom [ Sel-J Pharma ]
  • Plosek [ Pasteur Pharma ]Pramiz [ Zim ]
  • Prexon [ YSS ]Promeprazole [ SMHP ]
  • Puroxel [ Vitalink ]Sanofi Pasteur Omeprazole [ Sanofi Pasteur ]
  • Sidprazole [ Harbin ]Somecid [ Stallion Labs ]
  • Sydenprazole [ Okasa ]Tansinel [ ACME ]
  • Ulceze [ Macheal Lab ]Ulcomez [ Naprod ]
  • Vherzole [ Vhermann Pharma ]Viprazo [ Pan-Ject Pharma ]

Zolem [ Platinum Pharma ]

Zolnevar [ Windlas ]

Zomep-20 [ Twilight Litaka ]