Comparative Pharmacology
Head-to-head clinical analysis: DEXLANSOPRAZOLE versus PRILOSEC.
Peer-Reviewed Evidence
Head-to-head clinical analysis: DEXLANSOPRAZOLE versus PRILOSEC.
DEXLANSOPRAZOLE vs PRILOSEC
Comparing the clinical profiles, pharmacokinetic behaviors, and safety indices of these two therapeutic agents.
Proton pump inhibitor that suppresses gastric acid secretion by specific inhibition of the (H+, K+)-ATPase enzyme system at the secretory surface of the gastric parietal cell.
Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor that irreversibly inhibits the H+/K+-ATPase enzyme system at the secretory surface of gastric parietal cells, thereby blocking the final step of gastric acid secretion.
30 mg orally once daily for 4 weeks for healing of erosive esophagitis; maintenance therapy: 30 mg orally once daily for up to 6 months. For GERD: 30 mg orally once daily for 4 weeks.
20 mg orally once daily before a meal for 4-8 weeks for GERD; for duodenal ulcer, 20 mg once daily for 4 weeks; for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, initial dose 60 mg orally once daily, titrate up to 120 mg three times daily as needed.
None Documented
None Documented
Clinical Note
moderateDexlansoprazole + Clodronic acid
"The therapeutic efficacy of Clodronic acid can be decreased when used in combination with Dexlansoprazole."
Clinical Note
moderateDexlansoprazole + Alendronic acid
"The therapeutic efficacy of Alendronic acid can be decreased when used in combination with Dexlansoprazole."
Clinical Note
moderateDexlansoprazole + Technetium Tc-99m medronate
"The therapeutic efficacy of Technetium Tc-99m medronate can be decreased when used in combination with Dexlansoprazole."
Clinical Note
moderate1-2 hours; clinical context: duration of acid suppression exceeds half-life due to binding to proton pumps
Terminal elimination half-life: 0.5–1 hour in healthy subjects (elimination phase); clinical context: acid suppression persists >24 hours due to irreversible binding to parietal cell H+/K+-ATPase.
Renal: 0% unchanged; metabolites eliminated via urine (51%) and feces (48%)
Renal: ~77% as metabolites; fecal: ~20% as metabolites (biliary/fecal). Unchanged drug negligible.
Category A/B
Category C
Proton Pump Inhibitor
Proton Pump Inhibitor
Dexlansoprazole + Pamidronic acid
"The therapeutic efficacy of Pamidronic acid can be decreased when used in combination with Dexlansoprazole."