Prilosec vs. Aciphex: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Prilosec and Aciphex. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 611,906 people who take Prilosec and Aciphex, 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 Aciphex?
Aciphex has active ingredients of rabeprazole sodium. It is often used in gastroesophageal reflux disease. eHealthMe is studying from 25,301 Aciphex users. Check the latest studies of Aciphex.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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611,906 people who take Prilosec and Aciphex are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Prilosec (omeprazole)
- Aciphex (rabeprazole sodium)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Prilosec:
- not at all: 2.54 %
- somewhat: 13.39 %
- moderate: 27.16 %
- high: 38.0 %
- very high: 18.92 %
Aciphex:
- not at all: 0.9400000000000001 %
- somewhat: 9.65 %
- moderate: 26.81 %
- high: 41.55 %
- very high: 21.05 %
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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.
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on omeprazole and rabeprazole sodium (the active ingredients of Prilosec and Aciphex, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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).
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