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>One of the two versions is the active and the other isn't (for 97% of the population) My understanding is that the inactive form is actually metabolized into
by sseagull 10y ago
>One of the two versions is the active and the other isn't (for 97% of the population)
My understanding is that the inactive form is actually metabolized into the active form by the body.
There is some argument that this happens differently in different people. But if AstraZeneca knew this (which they almost certainly did), why didn't they release esomeprazole at the beginning? They released omeprazole first, then sat on esomeprazole until the omeprazole patent was about to expire. It's obvious why they would do that.