Prilosec (Omeprazole) decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach. Generic Prilosec (Omeprazole) is used for Treating ulcers, heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux, or Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Generic Prilosec (Omeprazole) is also used to healing of erosive esophagitis (damage to your esophagus caused by stomach acid). Generic Prilosec (Omeprazole) is also given together with antibiotics to treat gastric ulcer caused by infection with helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).
Generic Prilosec (Omeprazole) is used to treat certain conditions in which there is too much acid in the stomach. Generic Prilosec (Omeprazole) is used to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease, a condition in which the acid in the stomach washes back up into the esophagus.