Tips for Seniors on the Safe Use of Acid Reflux Medications
As a person gets older, they may be faced with more health conditions that they will need to treat on a regular basis. This includes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). If you are a senior citizen and on various medications, you no doubt know the importance of taking medication safely. Sometimes the difficulty arises when the number of medications, and medical conditions they treat, increases. That's a lot to keep organized at times. These tips on safe use of medications can go a long way in helping you with this part of your health care.
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Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - May 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AstraZeneca Launches NEXIUM Direct Program
AstraZeneca announced it is kick-starting NEXIUM Direct, a direct-to-patient program that provides eligible patients the option of brand name NEXIUM direct delivery to their home. NEXIUM Direct is part of AstraZeneca Direct, a web based service that delivers select brand name prescription drugs from AstraZeneca directly to patients’ home. (Source: Pharmaceutical Online News)
Source: Pharmaceutical Online News - March 21, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ranbaxy scrambles for ingredients to make generic Nexium
MUMBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd is in talks with at least two companies on sourcing ingredients for a generic version of AstraZeneca Plc's heartburn drug Nexium, a source said, to ensure the pills can be sold in the United States. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Ranbaxy in ingredient supplier talks for generic Nexium: Source
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd is in talks with at least two companies on sourcing ingredients for a generic version of AstraZeneca Plc's heartburn pill Nexium. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 11, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Hanmi does not infringe AstraZeneca's Nexium: U.S.court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The drug company AstraZeneca PLC lost a bid on Thursday to defend its widely used heartburn drug Nexium when an appeals court ruled that a new drug from Hanmi Pharmaceuticals did not infringe on Nexium patents. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
AstraZeneca says competitor to blockbuster Nexium launched in U.S
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it was aware South Korea's Hanmi Pharmaceutical had launched a competitor to its top selling stomach-acid drug Nexium in the United States. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Using Acid Reflux Medications Wisely
If you decide to take medication for any medical condition, you should know how to take that medication wisely. Up to half of all those who take medications do not take them as directed. This could be the result of not reading the labels on the prescriptions bottles or on the bottles of the over the counter meds, missing doses, using medication after it's expiration date, etc.
In order to make sure you lower your risk of having problems with the medications you take, you can follow the tips in this article on using medications wisely.
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Antacids
Maalox
Mylanta
Tums
Gaviscon
Chooz
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Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - November 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One-Time Procedure Could Prevent Acid Reflux
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U.S. court temporarily blocks a competitor to AstraZeneca's Nexium
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal U.S. judge issued a temporary injunction against Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd on Friday, preventing the South Korean drugmaker from launching a close relative of AstraZeneca Plc's Nexium stomach-acid drug in the United States. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
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Using Acid Reflux Medications Wisely
If you decide to take medication for any medical condition, you should know how to take that medication wisely. Up to half of all those who take medications do not take them as directed. This could be the result of not reading the labels on the prescriptions bottles or on the bottles of the over the counter meds, missing doses, using medication after it's expiration date, etc.
In order to make sure you lower your risk of having problems with the medications you take, you can follow the tips in this article on using medications wisely.
Related Resources:
Antacids
Maalox
Mylanta
Tums
Gaviscon
Chooz
...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - July 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tips for Seniors on the Safe Use of Acid Reflux Medications
As a person gets older, they may be faced with more health conditions that they will need to treat on a regular basis. This includes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). If you are a senior citizen and on various medications, you no doubt know the importance of taking medication safely. Sometimes the difficulty arises when the number of medications, and medical conditions they treat, increases. That's a lot to keep organized at times. These tips on safe use of medications can go a long way in helping you with this part of your health care.
Related Information:
Antacids
Maalox
Mylanta
Tums
Gaviscon
...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - July 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neonatal Reflux Disease Not Improved With EsomeprazoleNeonatal Reflux Disease Not Improved With Esomeprazole
Esomeprazole reduced neither signs or symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease nor the total number of reflux episodes in neonates. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Tips for Seniors on the Safe Use of Acid Reflux Medications
As a person gets older, they may be faced with more health conditions that they will need to treat on a regular basis. This includes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). If you are a senior citizen and on various medications, you no doubt know the importance of taking medication safely. Sometimes the difficulty arises when the number of medications, and medical conditions they treat, increases. That's a lot to keep organized at times. These tips on safe use of medications can go a long way in helping you with this part of your health care.
Related Information:
Antacids
Maalox
Mylanta
Tums
Gaviscon
...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aerosolized Swallowed Fluticasone vs Esomeprazole for EoEAerosolized Swallowed Fluticasone vs Esomeprazole for EoE
Are inhaled corticosteroids as effective as proton pump inhibitors in the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis? The American Journal of Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
