Heartburn Medication

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Here you will find a great overview of heartburn medications, plus links to specific medications for more in-depth information.

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Side-by-side comparisons

National Heart Burn Alliance

Compare heartburn medications with this interactive chart! You'll find plenty of information on effectiveness and use of heartburn medications.

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Spend a few minutes with this video that will give you the tools you need to understand if your heartburn medicine is really working.

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Cost and effectiveness

Consumer Reports

Thinking about prescription heartburn treatment? Click the link for the two-page summary to see which treatments are best buys.

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What about other medications?

National Heart Burn Alliance

The problem might not be your heartburn medication: other prescription medications may increase your heartburn symptoms.

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Understanding heartburn medication types

Patient Health International

This AstraZeneca page reviews the general categories of heartburn medications and provides a broad overview of what is available.

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Meds work as well as surgery

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Research indicates that PPIs, a type of heartburn medication, can work as well as surgery to relieve heartburn symptoms- with few side effects.

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Worried that your heartburn medication might put you at risk for heart disease? Click here to review the research that calms those fears.

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While not a heartburn medication, many pop antacids for heartburn. Can antacid use increase the risk for dementia in some ethnic groups? Disturbing findings.

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This article and video (click on the right) on alternatives to heartburn medications will arm you with information on natural approaches to symptom relief.

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Try these asanas in addition to (or instead of!) heartburn medications to relieve your heartburn symptoms. Namaste.

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