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omeprazole

 [o-mep´ra-zōl]
a proton pump inhibitor, used in treatment of dyspepsia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, disorders of gastric hypersecretion, and peptic ulcer, including that associated with Helicobacter pylori infection; administered orally.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

omeprazole

(ō-mĕp′rə-zōl′)
n.
A proton pump inhibitor drug, C17H19N3O3S, that suppresses gastric acid secretion and is used for the treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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omeprazole

Prilosec® Therapeutics A proton pump inhibitor used to manage GERD; heartburn; erosive esophagitis; maintenance of healed erosive esophagitis; short-term management of active duodenal ulcer and active benign gastric ulcer, and for certain hypersecretory conditions; combined with clarithromycin to eradicate H pylori associated with duodenal ulcers. See GERD, Helicobacter pylori. Cf H2 blockers.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

omeprazole

The first of the class of proton pump inhibitor drugs used to control the production of stomach acid and treat stomach and duodenal ulcers and especially the ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME. OMEPRAZOLE can be effective in cases that have failed to respond to H-2 receptor blocker drugs such as RANITIDINE. The drug is long-acting and need only be taken once a day. A brand name is Losec.
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The combined market of Prilosec OTC and private label omeprazole OTC products had US retail sales of approximately USD 492m for the most recent twelve months ending in October 2018 according to IRI.
Dr. Reddy's Launches Over-the-Counter Store Brand Equivalent of Prilosec OTC (Omeprazole Delayed-Release) Tablets, 20 mg in the US Market
Omeprazole (4.0 mg/kg), the positive control drug, demonstrated a potency for reducing the gastric ulcer index (15.35 [+ or -] 1.22 [mm.sup.2]; P <0.001 compared to the model group).
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A month later, when the patient was asymptomatic, he returned to the pharmaceutical company, being switched from his previous job to the reactor manufacturing omeprazole. A few days after that, he presented erythematous eruptions involving face and neck with itching.
OCCUPATIONAL CONTACT ALLERGY TO OMEPRAZOLE AND RANITIDINE
Omeprazole as a kind of white crystalline powder can reduce the activity of H+, K+ and APT enzyme, inhibit the secretion of gastric acid and prevent bacterial infection by acting on gastric mucosal wall cells directly.
Effects of domperidone in combination with omeprazole in the treatment of chronic superficial gastritis
73% of patients were relieved of epigastric pain at the end of 2 weeks in rabeprazole group in comparison to 48% and 65% in omeprazole and lansoprazole groups, respectively.
Comparative study of safety and efficacy of omeprazole, lansoprazole, and rabeprazole in triple therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori in peptic ulcer patients in Indian population
MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) tetrazolium reduction assays were performed to evaluate the survival of cells in the presence of omeprazole and esomeprazole Different concentrations of omeprazole and esomeprazole were used to determine the exact drug concentration that could allow 80%-90% cell survival.
Influences of proton pump inhibitor on Helicobacter pylori adherence to the gastrointestinal cell lines
Omeprazole salts were prepared from the omeprazole purchased from Shouguang Fukang Pharmaceutical.
Spectroscopic Characterization of Omeprazole and Its Salts
Compound Retention Plates Resolution RRT Time (min) 1 Omeprazole 7.46 11978 -- 0.85 Related Substance A 2 Omeprazole 8.69 12271 4.2 1.00 Figure 1B: Esomeprazole Magnesium (API assay).
New HPLC analysis for dissolution testing: a new HPLC analysis method for dissolution testing allows the industry to move away from UV-Vis spectroscopy-based analysis
The PDA-approved facilities in Fontaine and Pessac will manufacture the Omeprazole mini-tablets, while in Strangnas the final product will be encapsulated and packaged ready for final release.
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PPIs such as omeprazole (Prilosec[R]) are, to a minor degree, broken down by the same liver enzyme which metabolizes warfarin.
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ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of single dose of omeprazole 20mg and esomeprazole 40mg on stomach pH.Material and Methods: In this study 50 patients of ASA class p1 and p2 status of age 15 to 60 years and body mass index (BMI) 20 to 35 kg/m2 undergoing inguinal hernia surgery electively of both sexes were included.
COMPARISON OF SINGLE DOSE OF OMEPERPRAZOLE (20MG) VERSUS ESOMEPRAZOLE (40MG) ON GASTRIC ACIDITY

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