Heartburn Medication
treatments submit a link
Heartburn medications basics
eMedicine Health
Here you will find a great overview of heartburn medications, plus links to specific medications for more in-depth information.
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.
What should better feel like?
Healthology
Spend a few minutes with this video that will give you the tools you need to understand if your heartburn medicine is really working.
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.
What about other medications?
National Heart Burn Alliance
The problem might not be your heartburn medication: other prescription medications may increase your heartburn symptoms.
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.
No heart worries
CNN
Worried that your heartburn medication might put you at risk for heart disease? Click here to review the research that calms those fears.
Antacids and dementia risk
Kaiser
While not a heartburn medication, many pop antacids for heartburn. Can antacid use increase the risk for dementia in some ethnic groups? Disturbing findings.
alternatives submit a link
This article and video (click on the right) on alternatives to heartburn medications will arm you with information on natural approaches to symptom relief.
Activity to combat your symptoms
ABC of Yoga
Try these asanas in addition to (or instead of!) heartburn medications to relieve your heartburn symptoms. Namaste.

