On Wednesday, the FDA released the results of preliminary tests of safer, carcinogen-free antacid alternatives, including the likes of Pepcid (famotidine), Tagamet (cimetidine), Nexium ...

FDA declares Pepcid, Nexium and others free of NDMA By Eric Palmer Oct 24, 2019 10:08am contamination drug recall drug safety heartburn ...

Pepcid AC Complete: Comes in a chewable tablet and combines an H2 blocker with an antacid that starts working in seconds. ... Be aware that proton pump inhibitors such as Nexium ...

If you take a PPI drug, talk to your doctor about one of several alternatives to Nexium, such as our Best Buy, Prilosec OTC, or its generic, omeprazole OTC. Switching could save you about $200 a ...

If you need fast relief, skip powerful drugs such as Nexium, ... In that case, try an acid-reducing H2 blocker, such as famotidine (Pepcid AC), nizatidine (Axid AR), or ranitidine (Zantac 75, ...

CHICAGO — Widely used heartburn and ulcer drugs such as Nexium, Pepcid and Prilosec can make people more susceptible to pneumonia, probably because they reduce germ-killing stomach acid ...

The heartburn drugs in question included both proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) -- brands like Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium -- and H2 blockers, such as Zantac, Pepcid and Tagamet, the study authors said.

Proton pump inhibitors, such as Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium, or so-called H2 blockers, such as Zantac, Pepcid and Tagamet, were linked to a 50 percent increased risk of developing multiple ...

Popular heartburn medications such as Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium could lead to an increased risk of chronic kidney disease, according to a recently released report. Skip to Article Set weather ...

In October, the FDA said preliminary tests of alternatives including Pepcid (famotidine), Tagamet (cimetidine), Nexium (esomeprazole), Prevacid (lansoprazole) and Prilosec (omeprazole) found no N ...