My dh takes Omeprazole Dr 20 mg cap twice a day for his ulcer. Since the first of the year the cost with our insurance has went from $10 to $176 for us to pay. I was looking on the Walmart $4 list. Does anyone know if any of the following medicines work well for ulcers? Or work as well as omeprazole? Thanks

DRUG NAME
BELLADONA ALK/PB TABLET
CIMETIDINE 800MG TABLET
CYTRA2 SOLUTION
DICYCLOMINE 10MG CAPSULE
DICYCLOMINE 20MG TABLET
FAMOTIDINE 20MG TABLET
HYOSCYAMINE 0.125/ML DROPS
HYOSCYAMINE 0.125MG SUBLINGUAL
HYOSCYAMINE 0.125MG TABLET
HYOSCYAMINE 0.375 ER TABLET
LACTULOSE 10GM/15 SYRUP
METOCLOPRAMIDE 10MG TABLET
METOCLOPRAMIDE 5MG/5ML SYRUP
PHENAZOPYRIDINE 100MG TABLET
PHENAZOPYRIDINE 200MG TABLET
PROMETHAZINE 25MG TABLET
PROMETHAZINE 6.25/5ML SYRUP
RANITIDINE 150MG TABLET
RANITIDINE 300MG TABLET

Hi-
Ranitidine is the generic form of Zantac. I have been taking 150mg/2xday for Many years. It blocks the production of some type of stomach acid (?). I am "ulcer prone" with a hyper acidic stomach, this stuff works extremely well. It is MUCH less expensive than the over-the-counter Zantac.
HTH!

Ranitidine is Zantac. I take 300mg daily but I take it for something other than ulcers. But it is Zantac.

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Promethazine is the generic of PHENERGAN--generally used for vomiting, sometimes pain and sometimes in codeine based cough syrups. It has a sedative effect (in fact knocks me out quicker and better than a lot of narcotics!) And it is cheap--but I don't think it would be useful for ulcers.

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Go to your doctor and tell him or her what has happened with the cost of the medicine. He/she can help you find an effective and cheaper medicine.

Ranitidine, Cimetidine and Famotidine are all products to reduce stomach acid. The brand names for these medicines are Zantac, Tagamet and Pepcid. They however work differently than Omeprazole, which is the generic for Prilosec. Talk to your doctor, he may be able to give samples to your husband so that his ulcer can heal, and then maybe he could use one of these other products to keep it from coming back. Your doctor knows your husband best and would be the best one to make that decision.

Call the doctor and tell him/her what has happened with the medication price increasing. The doctor can prescribe something cheaper probably without even an office visit. I wouldn't take chances just guessing at something. Plus the doctor would have to write the prescription anyway.

Prilosec is available over the counter in 20mg capsules. At either Sam's or Costco, you can purchase a 3 pack of Prilosec which has 42 pills for $24.xx.

If the Prilosec is working, try that option.

Thanks. We will be calling the doctor. Just trying to figure out if anyone had any luck with any of the $4 medicines. Dh has taken ulcer medicine for the last 15 years. Still has days his food won't stay down.