Omeprazole

Manufacturer: Chain Drug Consortium, LLC | Gericare Pharmaceuticals
Effective date: 2023-10-30
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 4
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-01 21:22:55

Label at a glance#

ProductOmeprazole

Active ingredientOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM

Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

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

Dosage and administration

for adults 18 years of age and older this product is to be used once a day (every 24 hours), every day for 14 days it may take 1 to 4 days for full effect; some people get complete relief of symptoms within 24 hours 14-Day Course of Treatment swallow 1 capsule with a glass of water before eating in the morning take every day for 14 days do not take more than 1 capsule a day do not use for more than 14 days unless ...

Storage and handling

read the directions and warnings before use keep the carton. It contains important information. store at 20-25°C (68-77°F) and protect from moisture

Contacts and useful links#

PhonePoison Help1-800-222-1222

PhoneLabel contact1-888-375-3784

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each capsule)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

*Omeprazole delayed-release capsules 20 mg
(equivalent to 20.6 mg omeprazole magnesium)

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Acid reducer

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

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

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Allergy alert: Do not use if you are allergic to omeprazole

Do not use if you have:

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

trouble or pain swallowing food, vomiting with blood, or bloody or black stools
heartburn with lightheadedness, sweating or dizziness
chest pain or shoulder pain with shortness of breath; sweating; pain spreading to arms, neck or shoulders; or lightheadedness
frequent chest pain

These may be signs of a serious condition. See your doctor.

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

had heartburn over 3 months. This may be a sign of a more serious condition.
frequent wheezing, particularly with heartburn
unexplained weight loss
nausea or vomiting
stomach pain

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

taking a prescription drug. Acid reducers may interact with certain prescription drugs.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

your heartburn continues or worsens
you need to take this product for more than 14 days
you need to take more than 1 course of treatment every 4 months
you get diarrhea
you develop a rash or joint pain

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222).

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

for adults 18 years of age and older
this product is to be used once a day (every 24 hours), every day for 14 days
it may take 1 to 4 days for full effect; some people get complete relief of symptoms within 24 hours

14-Day Course of Treatment

swallow 1 capsule with a glass of water before eating in the morning
take every day for 14 days
do not take more than 1 capsule a day
do not use for more than 14 days unless directed by your doctor
swallow whole. Do not chew or crush capsules

Repeated 14-Day Courses (if needed)

you may repeat a 14-day course every 4 months
do not take for more than 14 days or more often than every 4 months unless directed by a doctor

children under 18 years of age: ask a doctor. Heartburn in children may sometimes be caused by a serious condition.

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

read the directions and warnings before use
keep the carton. It contains important information.
store at 20-25°C (68-77°F) and protect from moisture

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

black iron oxide, dibasic calcium phosphate, gelatin, glyceryl monostearate, hypromellose 3 cps, magnesium oxide, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid copolymer dispersion, methacrylic acid copolymer Type B, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 80, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, red iron oxide, shellac, silicon dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, sugar spheres, talc, titanium dioxide, triethyl citrate

Questions?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

call 1-888-375-3784

Package label

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

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Omeprazole
MAGNESIUM OXIDE
MAGNESIUM STEARATE
RAW SUGAR
TALC
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
TRIETHYL CITRATE
FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, ANHYDROUS
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE
HYPROMELLOSE 2208 (3 MPA.S)
METHACRYLIC ACID - METHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER (1:2)
GELATIN
METHACRYLIC ACID - ETHYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER (1:1) TYPE A
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE
POLYSORBATE 80
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
FERRIC OXIDE RED
SHELLAC
SILICON DIOXIDE
SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE
OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
68016-759	68016-759-14, 68016-759-28, 68016-759-42

Ingredients#

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Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
MAGNESIUM OXIDE	3A3U0GI71G	IACT
MAGNESIUM STEARATE	70097M6I30	IACT
RAW SUGAR	8M707QY5GH	IACT
TALC	7SEV7J4R1U	IACT
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	IACT
TRIETHYL CITRATE	8Z96QXD6UM	IACT
FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE	XM0M87F357	IACT
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, ANHYDROUS	L11K75P92J	IACT
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE	230OU9XXE4	IACT
HYPROMELLOSE 2208 (3 MPA.S)	9H4L916OBU	IACT
METHACRYLIC ACID - METHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER (1:2)	5KY68S2577	IACT
GELATIN	2G86QN327L	IACT
METHACRYLIC ACID - ETHYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER (1:1) TYPE A	NX76LV5T8J	IACT
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE	OP1R32D61U	IACT
POLYSORBATE 80	6OZP39ZG8H	IACT
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE	WZH3C48M4T	IACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	IACT
FERRIC OXIDE RED	1K09F3G675	IACT
SHELLAC	46N107B71O	IACT
SILICON DIOXIDE	ETJ7Z6XBU4	IACT
SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE	368GB5141J	IACT
OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	426QFE7XLK	ACTIM

Source Document#

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Orange Book application contexts#

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Source provenance: Browse the complete Orange Book source catalog · source snapshot 43.

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Application-product, Trade name, Ingredient table
Application-product	Trade name	Ingredient	Strength	Dosage form / route	TE codes	RLD / RS	Approval date
A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		RS	2009-06-05

Observed Orange Book product history#

Observed FDA ZIP history: Each table is queried independently by exact application/product key from successfully parsed Orange Book snapshots. Capture times identify archived source observations; absence or a change between snapshots is not inferred. FDA publication files that were not recoverable as structured ZIP data are not represented as states.

Product history page 1 of 2 · 43 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
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2026-08-18 06:07:40	2026-07	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`caaa826d4ba7…`
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC	2026-02	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`011fe1cb6892…`
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2025-12	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`31067a03dcf5…`
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC	2025-08	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`6a471c1ec25d…`
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-03	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`fd3edfee7708…`
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-02	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`b8a1b40f171c…`
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP	2025-01	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`03ed91905a0d…`
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-12	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`2680178bc6a6…`
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-09	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`5bbf6a4d5a75…`
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-11	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`d8e5a09893c0…`
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC	2024-10	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`d06236e962d9…`
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-08	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`79d66fd596c7…`
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-07	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`301d65b070ca…`
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP	2024-06	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`1e350fbaab3a…`
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC	2024-05	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`8072bd15b7f6…`
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2022-06	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`5c6f7cd8ea54…`
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC	2022-04	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`5d02ea3f76ae…`
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC	2022-04	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`4b0b4de00fa7…`
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC	2019-12	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`74a2ff9319b5…`
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC	2022-03	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`bb7c543d1eb4…`
2021-12-28 21:50 UTC	2021-12	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`782e0a99824c…`
2021-05-05 16:15 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2021-05	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`87673890dc5c…`
2021-03-12 10:30 UTC	2021-03	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`5aa47cf7b7d7…`
2020-12-22 03:56 UTC	2020-12	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`8869cabd3fbd…`
2020-11-12 02:37 UTC	2020-11	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`c0c555d07b60…`
2019-12-14 00:12 UTC	2019-12	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`3f01610625f2…`
2019-09-15 20:21 UTC	2019-09	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`b00525d2431f…`
2019-07-19 19:46 UTC	2019-07	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`ea99ee380514…`
2024-03-16 18:09 UTC · 4 captures of this ZIP	2024-03	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`6a51e52b5d6a…`
2024-02-18 07:12 UTC	2024-02	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`1c564ffb4f44…`
2023-12-20 04:57 UTC	2023-12	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`ea1830bbd6c7…`
2023-11-28 05:40 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2023-11	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`a72a2bbeb626…`
2023-10-25 00:34 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2023-10	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`9b2671bbb829…`
2023-07-15 15:27 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2023-07	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`a67488948f0b…`
2023-06-13 01:57 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2023-06	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`3f0d92c62455…`
2023-05-13 08:27 UTC	2023-05	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`053a50430f4f…`
2023-01-26 05:58 UTC	2023-01	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`3bdfa0b2c4d7…`
2022-11-12 20:34 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP	2022-11	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`3a93d1ddd44b…`
2022-10-28 04:53 UTC	2022-10	A078878-001	OMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM	EQ 20MG BASE	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	RS	2009-06-05	`f41ea6bd6efb…`

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Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
08f41c38-a7f1-10af-e063-6394a90a27d7			616d8c9b-5d37-9fb3-e053-2a91aa0ac9a7	2023-10-30	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: 08f41c38-a7f1-10af-e063-6394a90a27d7 spl set id: 616d8c9b-5d37-9fb3-e053-2a91aa0ac9a7

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