omeprazole

omeprazole /omep·ra·zole/ (o-mep´ra-zol) an inhibitor of gastric acid secretion used in the treatment of dyspepsia , gastroesophageal reflux disease, disorders of gastric hypersecretion, and peptic ulcer, including that associated with Helicobacter pylori infection.

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o·mep·ra·zole (-mpr-zl)

n.

A drug of the proton pump inhibitor class.

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omeprazole (ōmep´rzōl´),

n brand name: Prilosec;
drug class: antisecretory compound;
action: suppresses gastric secretion by inhibiting hydrogen/potassium ATPase enzyme system in the gastric parietal cell;
uses: gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), severe erosive esophagitis, pathologic hypersecretory conditions (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, mastocytosis, multiple endocrine adenomas).

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omeprazole

a substituted benzimidazole that is a long-acting inhibitor of gastric ATPase; used in the treatment of gastric ulcers.