Common medications for GERD include antacids, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like omeprazole, and H2 receptor blockers such as ranitidine. Depending on the condition, other medications like prokinetics ...

Think a cocktail and your meds are a harmless mix? Think again! Alcohol can weaken medications, intensify side effects, and ...

Histamine blockers (Pepcid, Tagamet, Zantac): These decrease the production of stomach acid. Proton-pump inhibitors (Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Protonix): These reduce the amount of acid your ...

Millions of people take medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to relieve heartburn, acid reflux, and related ...

Popular brands like Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid are often taken daily to reduce stomach acid and help manage conditions ...

Aims—To determine the effects of ranitidine, famotidine, and omeprazole on gastric motility and emptying. Patients and methods—Fifteen normal subjects underwent simultaneous antroduodenal manometry, ...

The analysis assesses health service resource use during the first six months of treatment in three groups of patients initially prescribed cisapride (CIS), ranitidine (RAN), or omeprazole (OME).

A hearing will get underway in Delaware later today in the latest phase of GSK’s attempts to defend itself from allegations that its Zantac drug caused cancer in patients. The three-day hearing ...

The complaint alleges that company "buried" that report, but in 2019 an independent study also found a link between Zantac and NDMA, which ultimately resulted in a recall and tens of thousands of ...

The FDA banned sales of ranitidine in 2020 over possible contamination with the suspected carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA. Some manufacturers of the drug voluntarily suspended sales in ...

I thought I was exploding. At that point, I was taking Prilosec twice a day with no relief. When my symptoms first began, I tried drinking water and not eating to avoid the horrible reflux.

Objective: To identify and evaluate the quality of evidence supporting prophylactic use of treatments for stress ulcers and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Stress ulcers, erosions of the stomach ...