Ten healthy men who provided written informed consent participated in the study. They were given a 20-mg omeprazole tablet and a 30-mg lansoprazole orally dispersing tablet in a two-way crossover manner. At baseline, the anti-HP-IgG antibody levels in blood and the pepsinogen (PG) I/II ratio were measured. Participants were given a standardized meal and 200?mL of water at 9:30 am, 13:30 pm, and 18.30 pm. Participants took the PPI after breakfast.
Two of the ten participants tested positive for Helicobacter pylori infection. The PG I/II ratio indicated negative gastric atrophy in all the participants. The percentage 24-hour intragastric pH?>?4 holding times (median, range) with omeprazole and lansoprazole were 29.3, 19.3-50.0 % and 27.8, 13.0-42.3 % , respectively, which shows that with the administration of omeprazole, the pH was maintained at >4 for a longer period (p?<?0.05). Each median intragastric pH value per hour at 3, 17, and 18 hours after a dose of omeprazole was significantly higher than that of lansoprazole (p?<?0.05).
Compared with lansoprazole, a single postprandial dose of omeprazole showed a more rapid and sustained acid-inhibitory effect.