According to a study reported in the journal Gut, drugs that reduce stomach acid do not increase the risk of cancer of the esophagus or stomach. Researchers studied several years of patient data and determined that the use of common proton-pump inhibitors like Prevacid, Nexium, and Protonix, as well as H2 receptor blockers like Zantac and Pepcid did not noticeably increase the risk of cancer.
Read moreOur expert, Dr. Bryan Vartabedian, is a pediatric gastroenterologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of... Read more »
1. How long does AcipHex take to work? In general, proton pump inhibitors such as Aciphex, Nexium and Prevacid have a later onset of... Read more »
Many of the questions submitted on this site are from readers asking about acid reflux medications. I understand why. Medications used to... Read more »
The FDA recently approved the use of Nexium in children down to age one year. What does this mean for kids and how will it change the way... Read more »
My 9 year-old has been diagnosed with GERD. Is it safe for him to be on Nexium? Yes. Earlier this year, the FDA approved Nexium for... Read more »
This test is to determine the safety and usefulness of three common acid-reflux drugs in men and women of Hispanic origin who have gastroesophageal... Read more »
A new study funded by Nexium maker AstraZeneca has found that Nexium is more effective than Prevacid at maintaining healing in patients with erosive... Read more »
A small study has found that 61 percent of acid-reflux sufferers experience nocturnal acid breakthrough when taking Zegerid, compared with 92 percent... Read more »
A potentially deadly bacteria, C. difficile (Clostridium difficile), has been showing up outside of hospitals, and doctors at the Centers for Disease... Read more »
This is a study to compare the effectiveness of lansoprazole (Prevacid) and esomeprazole (Nexium) in controlling intragastric pH in patients with... Read more »