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Omeprazole
Essential medicine status
Section:
17. Gastrointestinal medicines 17.1. Antiulcer medicines
ATC codes: A02BC01
Indication
Gastrointestinal bleeding ICD11 code: ME24.9Z
INN
Omeprazole
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > IV: 40 mg in vial (EML)
EML status history
First added in 2009 (TRS 958)
Changed in 2015 (TRS 994)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Therapeutic alternatives limitations
Therapeutic alternatives are medicines in the 4th level ATC chemical subgroup A02BC Proton pump inhibitors (excluding combinations)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended that medicines in 4th level ATC chemical subgroup, A02BC Proton pump inhibitors (excluding combinations), be specified as therapeutic alternatives under the square box listing for omeprazole on the EML for this indication.