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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Omerprazole / Prilosec


- See: Rx of PUD - Discussion: - gastric acid pump inhibitor; - used for severe erosive esophagitis; - high doses may lead to hypergastrinemia, enterochromaffinlike cell hyperplasia, and gastric carcinoid formation. - therefore use lower doses if possible. - Adult Dosing: - 20 mg PO qd; Hypersecretory: 60mg PO qd;



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.