DESCRIPTION: Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) — a type of medication that reduces the amount of acid your stomach produces.

It is commonly used to treat:
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Stomach ulcers
• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
• Erosive esophagitis
• Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections, in combination with antibiotics

How it works:

Omeprazole blocks the enzyme in the stomach wall that produces acid (the proton pump), helping relieve symptoms like heartburn and allowing ulcers or inflammation to heal.