Gastric Acid Pump Inhibitors
Ulcer - stomach; Peptic disease; Stomach ulcer
Treatment
For people with Helicobacter pylori infection, the main goal is to get rid of the bacteria that causes the infection. Many different medicines work. They usually include either an H2 receptor antagonist such as famotidine (Pepcid) or nizatidine (Axid) or a proton pump inhibitor such as omeprazole (Prilosec) or esomeprazole (Nexium) to suppress acid, combined with two antibiotics.
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Safe Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors for Acid Reflux
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Plavix and Proton Pump Inhibitors
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Do not mix Reyataz with proton-pump inhibitors
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GERD, Acid Reflux, Heartburn Medications
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Forum: Which proton-pump inhibitor is best?
A group discussion about the side effects and efficacy of proton-pump inhibitors, including AcipHex, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, Protonix, and Zantac. Read more »
Proton-pump inhibitors and pregnancy
This report reviews the safety of using proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) while pregnant. The paper covers... Read more »
Proton-pump inhibitors reduce surgery, death rates in ulcer pa...
A review of 24 studies found that patients taking drugs such as Prevacid, Prilosec, and Protonix, for life-threatening peptic ulcers were at a lower... Read more »
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