What is Omeprazole and how does it work?
Omeprazole is an active ingredient in medications used to treat frequent heartburn. Learn more about omeprazole and its’ benefits for frequent heartburn management.
Omeprazole 101
What is Omeprazole
Omeprazole is a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI), which is a class of drugs used to treat frequent heartburn symptoms by reducing the acid in the stomach that can cause heartburn.
How Does Omeprazole Work
Omeprazole works by binding to the acid-producing pumps in the stomach and turning them off, blocking the acid at the source. It starts working as early as an hour but may take 1-4 days for full effect.
Omeprazole is a type of PPI. PPIs work by reducing the production of stomach acid, providing relief from symptoms like frequent heartburn that are caused by excess acid production
Over-the-Counter Omeprazole
To find omeprazole over-the-counter, look for Prilosec OTC!
Omeprazole is the active ingredient in Prilosec OTC, treating your frequent heartburn with one pill in the morning.* Prilosec OTC has a unique delayed-release formula that passes through the tough stomach acid, to block heartburn.*
The Prilosec OTC dose is one omeprazole 20mg delayed-release tablet (equivalent to 20.6mg omeprazole magnesium) each day. This one tablet enables 24-hours of heartburn relief and the recommended treatment is only 14-days!*
Omeprazole Benefits
One of the benefits of omeprazole is blocking heartburn relief all day and all night after taking one pill in the morning.*
The active ingredient omeprazole works to fight heartburn differently from treatments like acid controllers/H2s or antacids. Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and PPIs are the strongest class of frequent heartburn medicines. They work to prevent excess acid production…something that antacids just can’t do.
†IQVIA ProVoiceTM Survey Jan 2005 – Mar 2021.
- Zero heartburn is possible with Prilosec OTC. Not for immediate relief. Take one pill per day as directed to treat frequent heartburn. May take 1 to 4 days for full effect. Do not take for more than 14 days or more often than every 4 months unless directed by a doctor. Use as directed.
** PG Calculation based in part on Buying Households reported by the Nielsen Company through its Homescan Panel service in the US for Prilosec OTC for the period of 8/31/03 through 6/25/16