Nexium
- Description -
Nexium relieves heartburn and other symptoms caused by the backflow of stomach acidinto the canal to the stomach (the esophagus)--a condition known as gastroesophagealreflux disease. It is also prescribed to heal the damage (erosive esophagitis) that refluxdisease can cause.
Prescribed in combination with the antibiotics Biaxin and Amoxil, Nexium is also used totreat the infection that causes most duodenal ulcers (ulcers occurring just beyond the exitfrom the stomach).
Like its sister drug Prilosec, Nexium works by reducing the production of stomach acid.
- Common Side Effects -
Abdominal pain,diarrhea,headache
- Possible Interactions -
Diazepam (Valium)
Digoxin (Lanoxin)
Iron salts (Ferro-Sequels)
Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
There's no problem, however, with combining antacids and Nexium; no unwantedinteraction will result.
- Manufacturer -
Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
1800 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
USA
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