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Generic
name: Omeprazole Injection
Brand name: Zegerid, Prilosec, Losec, Prilosec OTC,
Omeprazole is compounded with the antibiotic drug amoxicillin (or metronidazole in penicillin-hypersensitive patients) in the one week eradication triple therapy for helicobacter pylori. Infection by helicobacter pylori is the causal factor in the majority of digestion and duodenal ulcers.
Omeprazole is widely applied to treat evidences of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other conditions caused by excess acidic formulations in the stomach. This injection is also used to encourage healing of corrosive esophagitis or damage to your esophagus caused by stomach acid. Omeprazole, when combined with antibiotics, is used to treat gastric ulcer caused by infection with helicobacter pylori.
It is available for intravenous use. The injection pack is a combination pack consisting of a vial and a separate ampule of reconstituting solution. Each 10 ml clear glass vial contains a white to off-white freeze-dried powder consisting of omeprazole sodium 42.6 mg equivalent to 40 mg of omeprazole. Most oral omeprazole preparations are enteric-coated, due to the rapid degradation of the drug in the acidic conditions of the stomach. This is most commonly achieved by formulating enteric-coated granules within capsules, enteric-coated tablets, and the multiple-unit pellet system.
Some of the most frequent side effects of omeprazole are :
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