Get Informed: Esomeprazole
Active Ingredient(s)
Esomeprazole
What does it do?
This product is commonly used in the treatment of gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). It works by reducing production of acid in the stomach.
- Last Text Update:
- 2010-Jul-31 4:04 PM
- Last Data Update:
- 2010-Jul-30 9:14 PM
Other Names
- Nexium
- Esomeprazole
How Safe Is It?
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- Average Risk Rating
-
- Pregnancy Category
- B
- Black Box Warning:
- No
Facts & Figures
- Date Approved
- 20 Feb 2001
- Est US Patients*
- 6,658,000
- Generic Available
- No
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Esomeprazole or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
Esomeprazole Safety Report
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What is Esomeprazole used for?
iGuard is currently tracking more than 49,200 patients that use Esomeprazole (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.
| Disease / Condition | % | Average Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Heartburn/GERD | 93% |
mild
severe
|
| Stomach Ulcers | 15% |
mild
severe
|
| Irritable Bowel | 5% |
mild
severe
|
| Other | 2% |
mild
severe
|
How well does Esomeprazole work?
iGuard regularly polls our more than 49,200 users taking Esomeprazole (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.
Average Satisfaction Score
(out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score
(out of 10)
- 86%
- of patients are confident that the good things about Esomeprazole outweigh the bad things.
- 13%
- of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Esomeprazole.
Common Side Effects of Esomeprazole
iGuard regularly polls our more than 49,200 users taking Esomeprazole (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) to monitor the development and frequency of side-effects. This feedback is continuously updated in tables and graphs below for the benefit of the iGuard community.
15% of patients experience side-effects on Esomeprazole
< 1% of patients experience significant side-effects on Esomeprazole
Most Common Side Effects...
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Diarrhea
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Headache
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= 10%
Less than 1%: Abdo Pain/Cramps, Bloating/Gas, Bone/Joint Pain, Constipation, Dryness, Heartburn/Reflux, Increased Infections, Muscle Pain/Cramps, Swelling/Edema, Urinary Frequency
Global Patient Feedback for Esomeprazole ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I experience constipation along with GERD even though I take 40 MG of Nexium. Too much fiber causes more GERD and constipation even causes leg pains. What to do?
59 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-06-25 02:22:04
Question/Comment:
I am on 80mgs of Nexium a day, due to having Gastritis,Duodenitis,Rolling Hatius Hernia, I also take 300mgs of Rantidine along with Gaviscon Advanced. My Gp argues with the doseages reduces them, the consultant in the hospital has a go at me for not taking my meds properly, Who is right my General Praticioner or the Gasterinterologist? I would assume the latter of the two. But I'm fed up being thrown from pillar to post regarding the correct dose of these meds.
Female Source: iGuard United Kingdom
Posted: 2010-06-20 22:29:15
Question/Comment:
I take 2 prilosec a day my dr. put me on nexium also, I have been taking them both for about 1 week. Now my tongue feels like it is raw all the time. Is this from the 2 medications being taken together?
53 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-06-08 12:38:58
iGuard Answer/Reply:
Prilosec and Nexium are in the same class of medications. Because both of these medications work the same way, they are not usually prescribed together. Please call your physician as soon as possible and clarify which medication you are supposed to be taking. Also, if you are still have mouth or tongue symptoms, please let your doctor know.
Posted: 2010-06-28 10:21:48
Question/Comment:
My main side effect with this medication was about 6 hours after taking it I got massive headaches that last about 6-12 hours. I had to stop taking it
Male Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-03-31 23:59:02
Question/Comment:
I have been on a multitude of medications for GERD, Barretts, and duodenal for about the past 20 years. All of them sufficed and helped the issue. Then they came out with the "super" drugs like Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium etc. I was taking Prilosec but begab having side effects...body aches, general bad feeling etc. I stopped and went to Nexium and all was well but then the side effect came with it. They were severe enough to make me stop them altogether. I have been using Prevacid now in the OTC strength and it has not caused the problems the others did. The problem is i am experiencing much worse symptoms and the OTC Prevacid is not wokring as well. Are all the prescrition meds similar in as much as the side effects may happen with any of them as i noted above or could it just be the chemical compound in Prilosec and Nexium causing the side effects?
41 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-03-31 01:00:20
iGuard Answer/Reply:
Prilosec, Prevacid, and Nexium belong to the class of medicines called proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) and are similar in chemical structure and work in the same way. However, they may be different enough that you will respond better with improved symptoms and/or fewer side effects with one of the PPIs compared to another. If the over-the-counter Prevacid is not helping your symptoms, it is worth talking to your doctor about trying a prescription strength of Prevacid or trying one of the other medications in the PPI class. You could also talk with your doctor about going back to one the previous medications that you were on - it sounds like you did well on some of those.
Posted: 2010-04-18 10:39:32
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