But up to 70 percent of people taking the drugs, such as esomeprazole (Nexium) and omeprazole (Prilosec and generic), might not need such strong medication, research has found. Quitting heartburn ...

PPIs are among the highest-selling classes of drugs in the U.S., with $9.5 billion in sales last year, and one of them, Nexium ... Three—omeprazole (Prilosec, Prilosec OTC), lansoprazole ...

AstraZeneca confirmed this morning it has agreed to pay $425 million to settle lawsuits brought in the US that claim its heartburn therapies Nexium and Prilosec caused kidney damage and other ...