Liver function: Liver disease or reduced liver function may cause this medication to build up in the body. If you have liver problems, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Your doctor may want to test your liver function regularly with blood tests while you are taking this medication. People with severe liver disease should generally not take more than 20 mg of omeprazole daily.
Methotrexate interaction: Omeprazole, like other medications in this group, may interact with methotrexate when the two medications are used at the same time. This combination may lead to higher than expected amounts of methotrexate in the body and can cause serious side effects, including kidney damage, irregular heartbeat, anemia, or infection. If you take omeprazole and are also going to receive a dose of methotrexate, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Osteoporosis-related fractures: Studies suggest that the use of omeprazole, like other PPIs, may be related to an increase risk of fractures, particularly for people who take this medication for a year or longer. The lowest dose of this medication to control the symptoms, taken for the shortest period of time is less likely to cause these problems. Severe stomach problems: If you have recurrent vomiting, difficulty swallowing, blood in the stool, coughing up of blood, or significant unintentional weight loss, check with your doctor immediately.
These symptoms may be signs of a more serious stomach problem. If you develop any skin lesions, especially in sun-exposed skin areas, and if accompanied by muscle aches or pains, contact your doctor immediately.
Vitamin B Long-term use of omeprazole may lead to vitamin B12 deficiency. If you are a vegetarian or have low vitamin B12 levels, discuss with your doctor whether any special monitoring is required. Pregnancy: This medication should not be used during pregnancy unless the benefits outweigh the risks.
If you become pregnant while taking this medication, call your doctor immediately. Breast-feeding: This medication passes into breast milk. If you are a breast-feeding mother and are taking omeprazole, it may affect your baby. Talk to your doctor about whether you should continue breast-feeding. Children: The safety and effectiveness of using this medication have not been established for children.
If you are taking any of these medications, speak with your doctor or pharmacist. Depending on your specific circumstances, your doctor may want you to:. An interaction between two medications does not always mean that you must stop taking one of them. Speak to your doctor about how any drug interactions are being managed or should be managed. Medications other than those listed above may interact with this medication.
Tell your doctor or prescriber about all prescription, over-the-counter non-prescription , and herbal medications you are taking. Also tell them about any supplements you take.
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Your child may have some of these side effects while they take omeprazole. Check with your child's doctor if your child continues to have any of these side effects, and they do not go away, or they bother your child:. There are some medicines that should not be taken together with omeprazole or in some cases the dose of omeprazole or the other medicine may need to be adjusted. Make sure that your doctor or pharmacist knows if your child is also taking:.
Check with your child's doctor or pharmacist before giving your child any other medicines prescription, non-prescription, herbal, or natural products. Keep Omeprazole out of your child's sight and reach and locked up in a safe place. If your child takes too much Omeprazole , call the Ontario Poison Centre at one of these numbers. These calls are free. Disclaimer : The information in this Family Med-aid is accurate at the time of printing.
It provides a summary of information about Omeprazole and does not contain all possible information about this medicine. Not all side effects are listed. If you have any questions or want more information about Omeprazole , speak to your healthcare provider. Skip to main content. It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again.
Listen Focus. What is the medication. What is omeprazole? Before giving the medication. Before giving omeprazole to your child Tell your doctor or pharmacist if your child is allergic to omeprazole.
Talk with your doctor or pharmacist if your child has any of the following conditions. Precautions may need to be taken with this medicine if your child has: liver disease: this condition may cause omeprazole to build up in the body.
How to give the medication. How should you give your child omeprazole? Give this medicine half an hour before food. Try to give this medicine at the same time each day. Give the whole tablet or capsule to your child, with water or juice. If your child is taking liquid omeprazole, follow these instructions: Shake the liquid omeprazole very well before giving each dose. Measure the dose with the special spoon or syringe that the pharmacist gave you.
Place the bottle of omeprazole back in the refrigerator immediately after drawing up your child's dose. If you are giving liquid omeprazole to your child through a g-tube or NG-tube, be sure to flush the tube very well with water immediately after giving your child the dose. Do not mix the omeprazole liquid in any food or drink other than water before giving to your child. Mixing omeprazole in something other than water may cause the omeprazole not to work.
If you are using the tablet form and your child cannot swallow the whole tablet or needs only part of a tablet, follow these steps: Let it soak in a bit of water in a medication cup until it is a little softened. Peel the coating off it will now look like a piece of plastic.
Throw the coating away. Omeprazole is also called Losec. Omeprazole reduces the amount of acid produced in your stomach. It belongs to a group of medicines known as proton pump inhibitors PPIs. They are used to treat conditions associated with high stomach acid affecting your stomach and gut, such as indigestion , reflux and ulcers. Omeprazole can prevent ulcers from forming or help the healing process where damage has already occurred.
Omeprazole can be used to prevent ulcers caused by medicines such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs. Omeprazole can also be given together with antibiotics to get rid of Helicobacter pylori , a bacteria found in your stomach that can cause ulcers. There may be a small increased risk of bone fractures, chest infections, kidney problems and nutrient deficiencies such as low magnesium and vitamin B They may recommend stepping down your treatment.
This could include:. Like all medicines omeprazole can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them. Often side effects improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine.
When omeprazole is stopped, a common side effect is rebound acid secretion, where the acid secretion in your stomach increases significantly.
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