Prilosec and Tooth abscess - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Tooth abscess is reported as a side effect among people who take Prilosec (omeprazole), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Zometa, and have Osteoporosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Tooth abscess when taking Prilosec. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 171,578 people who have side effects when taking Prilosec from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Prilosec?

Prilosec has active ingredients of omeprazole. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 175,286 Prilosec users. Check the latest studies of Prilosec.

What is Tooth abscess?

Tooth abscess (pus formation in tooth) is found to be associated with 1,486 drugs and 1,693 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Tooth abscess.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 01, 2026

171,578 people reported to have side effects when taking Prilosec.
Among them, 773 people (0.45%) have Tooth abscess.

Among these 773 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Prilosec and have Tooth abscess?

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Related studies:

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

Prilosec (175,286 reports)

Tooth abscess treatments and more:

Tooth abscess (36,540 reports)

How severe was Tooth abscess and when was it recovered:

Tooth abscess in Prilosec

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of omeprazole:

Tooth abscess and drugs with ingredients of omeprazole (1,726 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 Prilosec:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Tooth abscess:

Tooth abscess (1,486 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Tooth abscess:

Tooth abscess (1,693 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on omeprazole (the active ingredients of Prilosec) and Prilosec (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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