People with acid reflux often rely on acid-reducing medications to ease symptoms. Depending on the severity of your symptoms, over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription options are available.

But up to 70 percent of people taking the drugs, such as esomeprazole (Nexium) and omeprazole (Prilosec and generic), might not need such strong medication, research has found. Quitting heartburn ...

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 ...

However, to use Prilosec for GERD or erosive esophagitis, you have to be 2 years or older (as opposed to 1 year for Prevacid). Nexium is also available OTC and with a prescription. The OTC version ...

Nexium, was the top-selling of all drugs, earning nearly $6 billion in 2012, according to IMS Health, which tracks drug sales and marketing. If you suffer from occasional heartburn and have not ...

Healthcare providers diagnose it in about 10 percent of people with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD ... Proton pump inhibitors, such as Prilosec (omeprazole), Nexium (lansoprazole) or AcipHex ...

AstraZeneca confirmed this morning it has agreed to pay $425 million to settle lawsuits brought in the US that claim its heartburn therapies Nexium and Prilosec caused kidney damage and other ...