Pfizer has announced a deal with AstraZeneca for exclusive over-the-counter (OTC) rights to market Nexium for approved indications in the United States, Europe and the rest of the world. Under the ...
Both Nexium and Prilosec are proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) used to treat conditions like GERD by reducing stomach acid production, and are available over the counter. While some studies suggest Nexium ...
Q. I have GERD and take Nexium (a proton pump inhibitor) for it. I was wondering if reducing the amount of acid in my stomach would slow the digestion of food. A. Not likely. Proton-pump inhibitors ...
People who have gastritis — a condition that occurs when the lining of the stomach is inflamed or irritated — sometimes wonder if taking a popular heartburn drug like Nexium might ease their pain. The ...
The bad news for heartburn sufferers, of course, is that Zantac and its ranitidine generics have, perhaps for years, contained a suspected carcinogen without the FDA knowing it. The good news is that ...
ROCKVILLE, Md. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved prescription Nexium for short-term use in children ages 1-to-11 years for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in two ...
HOUSTON (CN) - Thirty-four people, most of them women, say AstraZeneca's heartburn drug Nexium causes "severe bone deterioration and unexpected bone fractures." They say Nexium prevents calcium ...
What seemed like a scary possible connection between the blockbuster heartburn drugs Nexium and Prilosec and heart attacks appears to be a false alarm, experts assure us. The reappearance of these ...
Nexium is virtually the same drug as Prilosec at a molecular level. Yet for more than a decade Astra Zeneca has eagerly gouged health plans and individual pill buyers at the pharmacy by charging about ...