Patients with symptomatic GERD based on pre-set criteria were assigned a unique patient number which encoded the randomisation in a 1 : 1 ratio to one of the two treatment groups (lansoprazole ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Young You can find relief by making lifestyle changes or by taking certain medications if you ...

Three classes of medications treat GERD: H2 blockers (such as Pepcid) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid, have been around for a long time and treat ...

MICHAEL SMITH, MD: If you regularly take certain medicines for heartburn, you might think twice before you pop that pill. Drugs like Nexium, Prevacid, and Prilosec are called proton pump ...

Remember "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is"? Well, heartburn drugs have changed a lot since that TV jingle became popular. Americans spent $6 billion on the acid-reflux drug Nexium ...

GERD is a condition that makes you prone to ... Three—omeprazole (Prilosec, Prilosec OTC), lansoprazole (Prevacid, Prevacid 24HR), and omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate (Zegerid, Zegerid OTC ...

Objective: To evaluate the onset and degree of symptom relief in a population of patients with symptomatic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treated with lansoprazole 30mg or esomeprazole ...