Omeprazoledrug info
omeprazole 20 MG / sodium bicarbonate 1100 MG Oral Capsule
What it is used for
Use
treats frequent heartburn (occurs 2 or more days a week)
not intended for immediate relief of heartburn. This drug may take 1 to 4 days for full effect.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 4, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Omeprazole and Sodium Bicarbonate capsules are a combination of omeprazole, a proton-pump inhibitor, and sodium bicarbonate, an antacid. Omeprazole is a substituted benzimidazole, 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]sulfinyl]-1 H- benzimidazole, a racemic mixture of two enantiomers that inhibits gastric acid secretion. Its empirical formula is C 17 H 19 N 3 O 3 S, with a molecular weight of 345.42.
The structural formula is: Omeprazole is a white to off-white crystalline powder which melts with decomposition at about 155ºC. It is a weak base, freely soluble in ethanol and methanol, and slightly soluble in acetone and isopropanol and very slightly soluble in water. The stability of omeprazole is a function of pH; it is rapidly degraded in acid media but has acceptable stability under alkaline conditions. Omeprazole and Sodium Bicarbonate capsules are supplied as immediate-release capsules. Each capsule contains either 40 mg or 20 mg of omeprazole USP and 1,100 mg of sodium bicarbonate USP with the following excipients: croscarmellose sodium and sodium stearyl fumarate. The black imprinting ink contains black iron oxide, propylene glycol, shellac, and potassium hydroxide. Omeprazole and Sodium Bicarbonate capsules are immediate-release formulations that contain sodium bicarbonate which raises the gastric pH and thus protects omeprazole from acid degradation. STR
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 4, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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