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- Nemours study: One third of children with poorly controlled asthma getting overdose of acid reducers
It is estimated that of the more than 22 million Americans who have been diagnosed with asthma, a large number also suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). As a result, it has become common practice to prescribe the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole, sometimes marketed as Prevacid, to people with poorly controlled asthma. But John Lima, a principal scientist at the Nemours Children ...
June 21, 2013 - The Florida Times-Union - Long-term effects of popular acid reflux medications
With 20 percent of Americans suffering from heartburn at least once a week, it’s no wonder medications like Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid are so popular. But taking them long term can have side effects
June 20, 2013 - Fox News