March 18th, 2009 in Nexium | 9 Comments »
The typical recommendations for acid reflux that do not include medication are:-Do not eat three to four hours before bedtime.-Raise the head of the bed (a brick under each of the two legs at the head of the bed are sufficient).-Avoid wearing tight clothing.-Avoid use of caffiene.-Avoid large meals (eat more frequent, smaller meals).If all else fails, see a doctor. You may have a structural defect (like a hiatal hernia) or other condition (like H. Pylori) that may need treatment.
March 16th, 2009 in Aciphex | 1 Comment »
As a general rule, standard doses of proton pump inhibitors (20 mg of omeprazole, 30 mg of lansoprazole, 20 mg of rabeprazole, or 40 mg of pantoprazole, all administered before breakfast) will relieve symptoms and heal esophagitis in approximately 85 to 90 percent of patients.Most patients with GERD, particularly those with sever esophagitis, will relapse once therapy is discontinued.AcipHex possesses a slightly faster onset of action because of its pharmacokinetics. Overall, when comparing proton pump inhibitors (PPI), such as Nexium and AcipHex, while some differences have been reported, the magnitude of differences has been small and of uncertain clinical importance. In particular, the degree to which any of the reported differences would justify the selection of one versus another PPI, particularly when considering cost-effectiveness, is unclear.-physician at large.
March 9th, 2009 in Zantac | 2 Comments »
Zithromax is an antibiotic. Zantac and Prilosec are both medications to reduce the amount of acid produced by your stomach. Neither reacts to Zithromax, according to drugs.com, and they work to produce the same effect, but you cannot replace Zithromax with either one of them. If you are asked to take Prilosec in addition to the Zithromax and you would rather take Zantac, it should work just fine.
