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Plavix, Proton Pump Inhibitor Warnings Revised in Canada
Sep 23, 2011
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Health Canada is revising the label for Plavix in that country to reflect new information about the concurrent use of the blood thinner and other...
Proton Pump Inhibitors Can Impact Magnesium Levels, Study Finds
Jul 12, 2011
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A new study is backing up the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) recent decision to issue a warning about low magnesium levels and...
Nexium, Prilosec Lawsuit Claims Heartburn Drugs Caused Foot Fractures
Jul 11, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
Another woman has filed suit against AstraZeneca claiming its Nexium and Prilosec prescription heartburn medications caused her to suffer painful...
Hip Fracture Risk Higher in Older Women on Proton Pump Inhibitors
Jun 8, 2011
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A study presented last month at the annual Digestive Disease Week in Chicago has confirmed that long-term use of proton pump inhibitors, such as...
Proton Pump Inhibitors May Reduce Benefits of Aspirin Therapy
Jun 7, 2011
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Taking a proton pump inhibitor like Nexium is probably not a good option for heart attack patients being treated with aspirin. A new study...
Nexium Bone Fracture Lawsuit Filed by 35 Women
May 26, 2011
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AstraZeneca is facing another lawsuit over its prescription heartburn medication Nexium. The lawsuit, filed by 35 Houston, Texas women,...
Nexium Lawsuit Claims PPI Caused Bone Deterioration, Fractures
Apr 28, 2011
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An Ohio woman who took Nexium for years has filed suit in Texas federal court claiming the popular prescription heartburn drug caused her to suffer...
Heartburn Drugs May Up Risk of C. Difficile by 80 Percent
Nov 8, 2010
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A new study suggests that taking proton pump inhibitors could increase the risk of contracting Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea...
Plavix Users Warned Not to Take Prilosec, Nexium
Nov 18, 2009
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Prilosec and Nexium reduce the anti-clotting effects of Plavix, according to a Public Health Advisory issued by the U.S. Food & Drug...
Long-Term Use of PPIs May Lead to Dependency
Jul 7, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Protonix and other stomach acid reducers that belong to a class of drugs known as Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)...
