Miehlke S, Löbe S, Madisch A, Kuhlisch E, Laass M, Grossmann D, Knoth H, Morgner A, Labenz J. Intragastric acidity during administration of generic omeprazole or esomeprazole - a randomised, two-way crossover study including CYP2C19 genotyping.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011;
33:471-6. [PMID:
21175704 DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04544.x]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Generic omeprazole has been approved in many countries for the treatment of acid-related gastrointestinal disorders. However, clinical studies comparing generic to original proton pump inhibitors are limited.
AIMS
To compare the effect of generic omeprazole 20 mg/day with esomeprazole 20 mg/day on intragastric acidity and to investigate the influence of the CYP2C19 metabolizer status.
METHODS
In this randomised, single-blinded, two-way crossover study, 24 healthy Helicobacter pylori-negative subjects, received generic omeprazole (Omep; Hexal AG, Holzkirchen, Germany) 20 mg once daily or esomeprazole 20 mg once daily for five consecutive days. Twenty-four-hour intragastric pH was recorded on day 5 of each treatment. CYP2C19 status was determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism.
RESULTS
Over all, there were no statistically significant differences between generic omeprazole and esomeprazole with respect to median intragastric pH (3.5 and 3.9, P = 0.07), the total hours with intragastric pH >4 (10.4 and 11.3, P = 0.29), and during upright (9.6 and 9.1, P = 0.77) or supine (2.2 and 2.2, P = 0.94) position. However, in CYP2C19 rapid metabolizers, esomeprazole was superior to omeprazole, with the percentage of time with intragastric pH >3.0 and pH >3.5 being higher with esomeprazole than with generic omeprazole [Δ = 9% (P = 0.026) and Δ = 8% (P = 0.046), respectively].
CONCLUSIONS
Overall, generic omeprazole 20 mg appears to provide a similar intragastric acid control when compared with esomeprazole 20 mg. However, esomeprazole might be advantageous in subjects with a rapid CYP2C19 metabolizer status.
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