How do I know if I am allergic to Omeprazole?

What does OME stand for in OMEPRAZOLE?

• What doe the OME stand for in Omeprazole? I notice that Prazole is in many PPL _acid medicines .The difference-in the their names is,what is before the Prazole(in the name. )Does anyone know,were it comes from,& what is the OME(in the name Prazole)? What is the difference Prilosec OTC and Prescription Omeproazole? There is a difference besides one is OTC and the other is RX only What is that difference? Please pay Ation as to what the _questions are being asked.

• Answer:

  It stands for nothing. It's simply part of the name. MANY drugs within the same class share common endings. That's usually how we can tell basically what they do. Now, take Nexxium. The successor to Prilosec by the same company. It's also known as Esomeprazole. In this case, the "eso" means that the new drugs is the 's enantiomer' of omeprazole. That's a molecular difference that only makes sense if you've taken Organic Chemistry. The sole difference between OTC and Rx Omeprazole is the dosage. Same medication. "Please pay Ation as to what the _questions are being asked." You might want to pay attention to your spelling. It's "attention".