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Showing posts with label omeprazole. Show all posts
Showing posts with label omeprazole. Show all posts

July 11, 2013

What Reflux Meds are Best in Infants and Children?

Once a decision is made to start medications beyond the conservative ways of dealing with reflux, the most common reflux medications used to treat adults are also used to treat reflux in infants and children. They are the same exact medications, albeit at lower dosages. Although the effectiveness of such drugs are clear in adults suffering from acid reflux, it is less so in children. As is true with so much of medicine, there's no clear answer to the question of what the best reflux …
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November 14, 2010

Zyrtec (OTC) and Xyzal (Rx) Contain the SAME Active Ingredient? Prilosec (OTC) and Nexium (Rx) Too!

If zyrtec and xyzal ( allergy medications) both contain the same active ingredient ( cetirizine ), why are they "different" and one is sold over-the-counter (zyrtec) and the other available only by prescription (xyzal)? This is also true for reflux medication prilosec (OTC) and nexium (prescription) which contain the same active ingredient omeprazole . It's because of mirror images of the same active ingredient molecule... with one being biologically active and the other inac…
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