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Friday, October, 30, 2009

What Is The Medicine Protonix Used For

Protonix may give false-positives for marijuana use

October 02, 2008
Occupational medicine physician Robert Swotinsky shares an article with his Web log readers about Protonix and its link to false-positives for marijuana use. After a nursing home resident was admitted to the emergency room and tested positive for marijuana, officials tested 98 other residents and found 24 who also tested positive for the drug. Further tests were negative, but officials did note that all the residents who tested positive took Protonix. San Diego drug-testing company Biosite says ... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Acid Reflux Medications and Side Effects
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

Do acid reflux medications have any side effects?   Proton pump inhibitors generally have very few... Read more »

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Q&A: Insurance Company Authorizations
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...of Prilosec, or Pantoprazole, the generic form of Protonix will be. Finally, over the counter... Read more »

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11 Types of Asthmatics -- Which One Are You?
By Rick Frea , Health Expert

...religiously take their controller, anti-inflammatory medicines. These are the patients we see in... Read more »

Health Guide

Infant Acid Reflux, Infant GERD
...sleeping or eating, or does not grow, the doctor or nurse may suggest a medication. Different types of medicine can be used to treat reflux by decreasing the acid secreted by the stomach. One... Read more »
Peptic Ulcers: Causes
...pylori bacterium. This discovery was so important that the two researchers received the Nobel Price in Medicine in 2005. The bacterium appears to trigger ulcers in the following way:H. pylori's... Read more »
What are the treatments and drugs used to treat GERD?
...aluminum--with hydroxide or bicarbonate ions to neutralize stomach acids. There are side effects of these medicines. Magnesium containing preparations can cause diarrhea; aluminum salts can cause... Read more »
Gout: Diagnosis
...months after an attack or longer in patients who have experienced frequent attacks.Antihyperuricemic Medicines for Chronic GoutA 2001 study suggested that patients with chronic gout must maintain... Read more »
GERD, Acid Reflux, Heartburn Medications
...PPIs include esomeprazole (Nexium), lansoprazole (Prevacid), rabeprazole (Aciphex), and pantoprazole (Protonix).Studies report significant relief from PPIs in most patients with heartburn. PPIs... Read more »

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...packaging. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medicines away from children and pets. Do not... Read more »

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Patients taking proton-pump inhibitors such as AcipHex, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, and Protonix should not take the anti-HIV drug Reyataz. These... Read summary »

Protonix among drugs used to treat dry mouth
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Though most people have suffered from dry mouth from time to time, for some it can become an uncomfortable long-term problem. The condition, known as... Read summary »

Ease ulcer pain with reflux drugs
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The same medicines that treat acid-reflux pain ease ulcer pain too. Drugs like Nexium, AcipHex, Protonix, and Prevacid block the stomach's acid... Read summary »

Are reflux drugs like AcipHex, Protonix, Prevacid approved for infants?
October 02, 2008

Dr. Alan Greene answers a reader's question about whether another doctor's prescription for acid-reflux medicines is safe for her six-week-old baby.... Read summary »

Herbal Medicine Dangers
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Ordering herbal medicines on the Internet may put your health at risk. In a recent study, researchers found one fifth of... Read summary »