The alleged link between heartburn medications like Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid and serious kidney disease or failure continues to strengthen. An investigative report from Sacramento’s ABC affiliate has some of the latest information on claims as well as the pressures patients endured from their doctors to continue taking the medications.
The drugs in question belong to a class of medicine known as proton pump inhibitors, ...
continue reading...Ongoing research into the effects of certain heartburn medications continues to reveal increased risks of kidney disease or failure. These findings center on proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs, which are found in common medicines you may already have in your home like Nexium, Prevacid, and Prilosec. They are intended to treat gastric or digestive distress.
The New York Times wellness blog recently reported on a Journal of the American ...
continue reading...Last year saw a dramatic increase in the attention being paid to injuries sustained by patients taking a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors. While the term may not be familiar, you almost certainly know them by name. In fact, they’re likely sitting in your medicine cabinet as you read this.
Prilosec. Nexium. Prevacid. The ads for these drugs make it seem as though taking ...
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Sounding more like a piece from a spaceship than a class of drugs, proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs, are most widely used to treat gastric or digestive distress. Those with frequent bouts of heartburn, acid reflux, ulcers, and other ailments have almost certainly sought relief via a proton pump inhibitor at some point.
Numbers on the use of PPIs can be hard to come by. For example, we know that 2013 ...
continue reading...A new batch of research shows that frequent and long-term use of some of the most commonly used heartburn medications may, over time, lead to kidney damage.
Drugs like Prilosec OTC, Prevacid, and Nexium fall into a class known as PPIs, or proton-pump inhibitors. The drugs work by stifling the body’s ability to produce gastric acid; one of the key factors in experiencing frequent heartburn.
Most heartburn is treated over ...
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