How to take omeprazole 20mg
- how omeprazole should be taken
- how many days omeprazole should be taken
- how long omeprazole can be taken
- what time omeprazole should be taken
Omeprazole 40 mg twice daily
Omeprazole side effects.
How and when to take omeprazole - Brand names: Losec, Losec MUPS, Pyrocalm
Always follow instructions from your doctor, or the instructions inside the pack on how to take it.
Dosage and strength
Each tablet or capsule contains 10mg, 20mg or 40mg of omeprazole.
Liquid omeprazole comes labelled as either 2mg/1ml or 4mg/1ml.
The usual dose to treat:
- indigestion is 10mg to 20mg a day
- heartburn and acid reflux is 20mg to 40mg a day
- stomach ulcers is 20mg to 40mg a day
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is 20mg to 120mg a day
Doses are usually lower for children and people with liver problems.
Changes to your dose
Sometimes your doctor will increase your dose of omeprazole if it is not working well enough.
Depending on the reason you take omeprazole, you may take a higher dose to begin with, usually for a few weeks.
After this, your doctor may recommend that you take a lower dose.
How to take it
You’ll usually take omeprazole once a day, first thing in the morning.
It will not affect your stomach, so you can take it with or without food.
If you take omeprazole twice
- what should omeprazole not be taken with
- omeprazole should be taken before meal