How to Use omeprazole in a Sentence

omeprazole

noun
  • The syrups were supposed to include the drug omeprazole, a common drug to treat acid reflux.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The doctor gave him omeprazole for heartburn and Zofran for nausea.
    — Casey Parks, OregonLive.com, 28 July 2017
  • No medicine is completely safe, but omeprazole (Prilosec) has been safely used for decades by many people.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 July 2022
  • The third group took a combination of curcumin and omeprazole.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 24 Sep. 2023
  • For myself, even omeprazole is less than $5 - and so much less than OTC versions.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022
  • Participants in another group took 20 mg of omeprazole once a day.
    — Kristen Fischer, Health, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Perrigo set up a subsidiary in Israel, with no employees and no offices, to buy the omeprazole.
    — Jesse Drucker, New York Times, 7 July 2022
  • Many people who have been on omeprazole and similar powerful anti-ulcer drugs for years or decades do just fine if they are slowly tapered off the drug.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 July 2022
  • Turmeric may increase gastric acid secretion, with unknown effects on antacids such as Prilosec (omeprazole).
    — Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Some medicines, such as omeprazole and other proton pump inhibitors (acid-suppressing stomach medicines) reduce absorption.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Calcium carbonate is not well-absorbed by people taking proton pump inhibitor medicines like omeprazole (Prilosec).
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Omeprazole, which almost completely prevents the stomach from being able to make acid, is an effective treatment for some people, but most people do not need to be on omeprazole all the time.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Ángela Martínez said the family doctor prescribed omeprazole syrup in January to treat her son Uriel’s acidy stomach.
    — Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Plavix should not be taken with certain proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), like omeprazole, which can reduce its effectiveness.
    — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Likewise, medications like famotidine (with brand names like Pepcid) and omeprazole (with brand names like Prilosec) can reduce stomach acid secretion.
    — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Taking 500 milligrams of turmeric four times a day may be as beneficial as medications that treat indigestion, such as Prilosec (omeprazole).
    — Alex Yampolsky, Health, 27 Jan. 2025
  • There were also three prescription bottles for prednisone (anti-inflammatory), omeprazole (antacid) and lorazepam (anti-anxiety) in the hotel room.
    — Nicole Moschella, ajc, 13 July 2017
  • If Perrigo had bought omeprazole from a manufacturer and then sold the pills to customers in the United States, its profits would have resided in America.
    — Jesse Drucker, New York Times, 7 July 2022
  • Examples of these medications include Prilosec (omeprazole) and Pepcid (famotidine).
    — Health, 20 Jan. 2026
  • These drugs are sold under brand names such as Prilosec, Nexium, Protonix and Zegerid, along with generic versions such as omeprazole, lansoprazole and pantoprazole.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2017
  • One group got two large capsules of curcumin, a naturally active component to turmeric and a dummy capsule, another got a small omeprazole capsule and two summy capsules four times a day, and the last group got omeprazole and turmeric capsules.
    — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Popular drugs in this class include omeprazole (Prilosec), esomeprazole (Nexium) and lansoprazole (Prevacid).
    — Fox News, 5 July 2017
  • These are powerful acid-suppressing drugs such as esomeprazole (Nexium), lansoprazole (Prevacid) and omeprazole (Prilosec).
    — Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Medications in this class include prescription and over-the-counter drugs like Prilosec (omeprazole), Prevacid (lansoprazole) and Nexium (esomeprazole).
    — Serena Gordon, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • These accidental bactericides included proton-pump inhibitors such as omeprazole (used to treat acid reflux), calcium-channel blockers (to lower blood pressure), antihistamines, painkillers and antipsychotics.
    — The Economist, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Immediately upon arriving at the clinic, they were fed intravenously and given cortisone to reduce inflammation, antibiotics to treat their infections, and a medication called omeprazole for their stomach ulcers.
    — Nichole Sobecki, National Geographic, 21 Nov. 2019

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