by Dr. Mona Morstein — Last year, Pharmacy Times published a list of the top-selling pharmacy drugs for 2010, and Nexium®, a proton-pump inhibitor used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), or heartburn, was in the number two spot. The sales of Nexium brought in more than 6 billion dollars to AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company […]
Tag Archives: proton pump inhibitor
Digestion, acid reflux and the antacid debacle
February 28, 2012
Comments Off on Digestion, acid reflux and the antacid debacle
by Dr. Thomas Alexander — The human digestive system is nothing short of miraculous. Its intricacy and efficiency go beyond anything ever designed by human scientists. This amazing system takes every kind of diverse food, chews and kneads it to a pulp, and subjects it to extremely acidic and alkaline conditions. And like a powerful […]
February 20, 2013
Comments Off on Digestion: GERD is a very common problem