Omeprazole and Malabsorption - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Malabsorption is reported as a side effect among people who take Omeprazole (omeprazole), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Benicar, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Malabsorption when taking Omeprazole. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 400,982 people who have side effects when taking Omeprazole from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Omeprazole?

Omeprazole has active ingredients of omeprazole. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 410,623 Omeprazole users. Check the latest studies of Omeprazole.

What is Malabsorption?

Malabsorption (a state arising from abnormality in absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal (gi) tract) is found to be associated with 646 drugs and 1,096 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Malabsorption.

On May, 19, 2026

400,982 people reported to have side effects when taking Omeprazole.
Among them, 344 people (0.09%) have Malabsorption.

Among these 344 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Omeprazole:

Omeprazole (410,623 reports)

Malabsorption treatments and more:

Malabsorption (8,910 reports)

How severe was Malabsorption and when was it recovered:

Malabsorption in Omeprazole

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of omeprazole:

Malabsorption and drugs with ingredients of omeprazole (526 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Omeprazole:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Malabsorption:

Malabsorption (646 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Malabsorption:

Malabsorption (1,096 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on omeprazole (the active ingredients of Omeprazole) and Omeprazole (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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