Table 3.
The effect of 20 mg and 40 mg doses of omeprazole and S-omeprazole
| Drug and Dosage | Therapeutic outcome | Intra-gastric pH outcome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of patients cured (i.e. treatment of H. pylori) Mean % (SD) | % of patients cured (i.e. 24 h intra-gastric pH >4) Mean % (SD) | Median intra-gastric pH within 24 h post dose Mean pH (SD) | Mean time pH > 4 within 24 h post dose Mean h (SD) | % time duration of 24 h with intra-gastric pH > 4 Mean % (SD) | |
| Omeprazole (O 20) | 80.0 (11.3), n = 2 | 37.5 (9.2), n = 2 | 4.7 (1.4), n = 4 | 14.5 (7.0), n = 3 | 55.6 (20.4), n = 3 |
| Omeprazole (O 40) | 79.8 (7.1), n = 4 | 75.0a n = 1 | 4.5a n = 1 | 17.8a n = 1 | 62.0a n = 1 |
| S-Omeprazole (E 20) | 83.0 (11.3) n = 2 | 49.0 (7.1), n = 2 | 4.9 (1.2), n = 4 | 15.0 (5.3), n = 3 | 60.7 (17.8), n = 3 |
| S-Omeprazole (E 40) | 84.0 (7.6) n = 4 | 88.0a n = 1 | 4.8a n = 1 | 19.2a n = 1 | 68.4a n = 1 |
aNo variance since n = 1; NR- Data not reported