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Medical Forum / General / Pharmacy / January 2005substituting OTC Prilosec for prescribed Prilosec or omeprazole 20 mg
Is it alright to use OTC Prilosec as a generic for a prescription for Prilosec or omeprazole 20 mg?Is there any difference except that one is a tablet and one is a capsule and the OTC brand costs about $.50 where the generic is about $1.40.Are they legally interchangable?Is there any reason a physician would refuse the interchange? rogerwyoung@yahoo.com >From: rogerwyoung@yahoo.com (Roger Young) >Subject: substituting OTC Prilosec for prescribed Prilosec or omeprazole 20 mg >Date: 25 Oct 2004 19:27:50 -0700 >Is it alright to use OTC Prilosec as a generic for a prescription for >Prilosec or omeprazole 20 mg?Is there any difference except that one >is a tablet and one is a capsule and the OTC brand costs about $.50 >where the generic is about $1.40.Are they legally interchangable?Is >there any reason a physician would refuse the interchange? >rogerwyoung@yahoo.com Roger, Since you posted this question, I am going out on a limb and assuming that you are NOT a pharmacist, nor other health care professional. Any pharmacist would know the answer to this question, and probably inform you of the answer for a nominal fee. C U L8R! Wiz <{;-) Wizard57M Glenn Gilbreath Jr. Registered Pharmacist http://members.surfbest.net/wizard57m@surfbest.net/index.htm -- DOS Internet, Close Windows and Keep the Internet Open! -- Yes...20mg of omeprazole is the same whether it is a capsule, tablet, name brand etc. I don't know what you mean by legally interchangeable? Can they be substituted? Yes. > Is it alright to use OTC Prilosec as a generic for a prescription for > Prilosec or omeprazole 20 mg?Is there any difference except that one > is a tablet and one is a capsule and the OTC brand costs about $.50 > where the generic is about $1.40.Are they legally interchangable?Is > there any reason a physician would refuse the interchange? > rogerwyoung@yahoo.com They are NOT legally interchangeable, and NOT the same drug. Yes, that is NOT a typo. OTC Prilosec is omeprazole magnesium, while RX omeprazole is omeprazole sodium. The rx version works on the first dose while the OTC version take 4 days to work for most people. D Moll, PharmD, RPh Clinical Pharmacist Consultant Therapeutic Mgmt Group/Pharmaceutical Care Associates 503-761-7611 WHat about omeprazole magnesium OTC from India? Thanks > They are NOT legally interchangeable, and NOT the same drug. Yes, > that is NOT a typo. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Therapeutic Mgmt Group/Pharmaceutical Care Associates > 503-761-7611 |
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