Americans spent $6 billion on the acid-reflux drug Nexium in 2012, making it the top-selling branded prescription medication. But other drugs work just as well and cost less, according to a ...

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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 ...

Over-the-counter medications for heartburn, reflux and morning sickness ... The drugs involved in the investigation are Nexium or Nexium 24HR (or drugs containing esomeprazole), Losec (omeprazole ...

pylori eradication in duodenal ulcer disease. Short-term treatment and maintenance of healing of erosive esophagitis (EE), symptomatic GERD. Short-term treatment of EE due to acid-mediated GERD in ...

Grünenthal will acquire the European rights to acid reflux medicine, Nexium, for an upfront $700 million and possible future sales-related payments of up to $90 million. Grünenthal will also buy ...

Drugs giant AstraZeneca has agreed to settle a raft of legal claims over its heartburn treatments for ... will resolve the claims relating to its Nexium and Prilosec drugs that were still pending ...

GERD: Inject IV over ≥3 mins or infuse IV over 10–30 mins. ≥18yrs: 20–40mg once daily for ≤10 days; switch to oral form when feasible. Severe hepatic impairment: max 20mg/day.