Prilosec

If you suffer from heartburn on two or more days a week, you probably don't have ordinary heartburn. You may have a potentially serious condition called acid reflux disease (also called gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD).

Prilosec can be effective in controlling acid production for 24 hours, even after meals and all night, with just one capsule a day.

We are pleased to offer Prilosec at a price below the pharmacy wholesale cost in many countries, where the retail price is often prohibitively high, even for those with partial insurance coverage. This allows buyers to benefit from the well-publicized fact that identical drugs by the same manufacturer are often priced quite differently in various countries.

Acid Pump Inhibitors

Frequently prescribed Prilosec is a type of medicine known as an acid pump inhibitor (also known as a proton pump inhibitor). To help you understand how this medicine works, we're going to explain a little bit about how the stomach produces acid.

The lining of your stomach contains millions of special cells that produce acid via "acid pumps." It is the job of these pumps to produce the acid the stomach needs to digest food.

How PRILOSEC works

Each acid-producing cell contains millions of acid pumps. Prilosec works by decreasing the acid produced by these acid pumps.

As you can see in this drawing, Prilosec turns off (deactivates) some of the pumps to keep acid production under control.

By reducing acid production in the stomach, Prilosec reduces the chance of acid backing up into the esophagus and causing reflux symptoms.

Side Effects

Prilosec can cause side effects. Some of these side effects are minor and usually do not require you to stop taking the medicine. Others may be more serious.

The most common side effects that occur while taking PRILOSEC are headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Other side effects that occur less often include dizziness, constipation, back pain, skin rash, feeling of weakness, cough, and cold symptoms.

There are other side effects that have been reported during treatment with Prilosec. These side effects are less common, but some could be serious or even fatal. Discuss with your health care professional the risks versus the benefits of this treatment. For a complete listing of all the side effects that have been reported with the use of Prilosec, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider for a copy of the Professional Package Insert, and ask him or her to explain it to you.