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Why OMEPRAZOLE* (Omeprazole ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of OMEPRAZOLE: not satisfied (average rating score: 2.09)

(based on 1431 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** OMEPRAZOLE
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Gastrooesophageal reflux disease*250
2Dyspepsia*78
3Gastritis*31
4Ulcer20
5Hiatus hernia17
6Gastric ulcer*9
7Abdominal pain upper*4
8Eosinophilic oesophagitis2
9Oesophageal stenosis2
10Abdominal discomfort*2

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of OMEPRAZOLE **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Anxiety440
2Headache*328
3Dizziness*281
4Depression238
5Pain*199
6Somnolence188
7Arthralgia161
8Nausea*153
9Insomnia153
10Paraesthesia147
11Diarrhoea*146
12Chest pain146
13Back pain140
14Fatigue*134
15Panic attack133
16Cardiac flutter124
17Abdominal distension119
18Vision blurred108
19Disturbance in attention103
20Muscular weakness102

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Omeprazole (Esomeprazole, Care one omeprazole, Dg health omeprazole, Equaline omeprazole, Leader omeprazole, Omesec, Sunmark omeprazole, Topcare omeprazole, Up and up omeprazole, Shoprite omeprazole, Omeprazole, Omeprazole dr, Esomeprazol, Losec, Prilosec)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com