Archive for the ‘acid reflux medication’ Category

Nexium, Prilosec and heart attacks: Do PPIs cause heart trouble?

Friday, August 10th, 2007

There is a lot out now about PPIs causing heart attacks after years of prolonged use.Is there any truth to this? Should you worry.Heartburn medication may raise risk of heart attacks Rockville, MD - The FDA is reviewing the safety of omeprazole (Prilosec, AstraZeneca) and esomeprazole (Nexium, AstraZeneca), proton-pump inhibitors used for ...

Acid reflux medication side effects

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

A business associate and I were talking about his dad who is 86. The dad had some back pain and the doctors ended up doing surgury. They prescribed a NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, which often give people ulcers.Sure enough, he started to bleed in his stomach. Nobody noticed until he ...