However it can cause other side effects.
Long term side effects of omeprazole in babies.
Also your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects.
Omeprazole is also used to treat dyspepsia a condition that causes sour stomach belching heart burn or indigestion.
Although not all of these side effects may occur if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Long term use of prilosec can result in serious side effects such as increased risk of osteoporosis related fractures with high doses reduced absorption of vitamin b12 cyanocobalamin low levels of magnesium hypomagnesemia and an increased risk of heart attacks.
Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about.
Side effects requiring immediate medical attention.
It works by decreasing the amount of acid produced by the stomach.
In addition omeprazole is used to prevent upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in seriously ill patients.
Omeprazole controls acid production in the stomach only and does not affect the acid alkaline balance of the body.
More common side effects.
Along with its needed effects omeprazole may cause some unwanted effects.
These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine.
Omeprazole has not been studied when given every other day so it is not known if it is effective when given this way.
Some patients with zollinger ellison syndrome have been treated for longer than 5 years.
Oral capsule delayed release oral packet oral powder for suspension oral tablet delayed release.
Omeprazole oral capsule doesn t cause drowsiness.
The information is not intended to cover all possible uses directions precautions drug interactions or adverse effects nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is.
Omeprazole which is classified as a proton pump inhibitor is used to decrease the production of acid in the stomach 1 omeprazole prevents the activities of stomach enzymes that produce stomach acid 1 long term suppression of stomach acid by omeprazole may cause side effects 1.
Serious side effects of prilosec include clostridium difficile infection.
Long term treatment of pathological hypersecretory conditions e g zollinger ellison syndrome multiple endocrine adenomas systemic mastocytosis.
The treatment duration should be for as long as clinically necessary.
