Zomep Adverse Reactions

Proton pump inhibitors are generally well tolerated, and adverse effects are relatively infrequent. The adverse effects reported most often with Omeprazole and other proton pump inhibitors have been headache, diarrhea, and skin rashes, they have sometimes been severe enough to require stopping treatment. Other effects include pruritic, dizziness, fatigue, constipation, nausea and vomiting, flatulence, abdominal pain, arthralgia and myalgia, urticaria, and dry mouth. Isolated cases of photosensitivity, bullous eruption, erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis have occurred. Hypersensitivity reactions, including fever, bronchospasm, angioedema and anaphylaxis have been reported.
Effects on the Central Nervous System include occasional insomnia, somnolence and vertigo; reversible confusional states, agitation, depression, and hallucinations have occurred in severely ill patients. Raised liver enzymes, and isolated cases of hepatitis, jaundice, hepatic failure and hepatic encephalopathy have been reported. Other adverse effects reported rarely include paraesthesia, blurred vision, alopecia, stomatitis, increased sweating, taste disturbances, peripheral oedema, malaise, hyponatraemia, blood disorders, (including agranulocytosis, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia), gynaecomastia, impotence and interstitial nephritis. Proton pump inhibitors may increase the risk of gastrointestinal infections because of their acid suppressive effects. Early toxicological studies identified carcinoid-like tumors of the gastric mucosa in the rats given very high doses of Omeprazole over long periods.