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Prilosec
FDA Warns PPIs May Cause Severe Diarrheal Infection
Feb 9, 2012
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Patients who take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be at a higher risk of developing a serious condition called Clostridium...
Older Women Face Hip Fracture Risk from PPIs
Feb 1, 2012
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Post-menopausal women, especially if they smoke, might want to think twice about taking a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) to relieve heartburn. ...
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...
Nexium, Prilosec Lawsuit Claims Heartburn Drugs Caused Foot Fractures
Jul 11, 2011
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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...
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...
Another Plavix - Prilosec Warning Coming from FDA
Oct 20, 2010
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Plavix (clopidogrel) users will again be cautioned not to take the proton pump inhibitor Prilosec by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA),...
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
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Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Protonix and other stomach acid reducers that belong to a class of drugs known as Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)...
Plavix Users Should Avoid Heartburn Drugs
May 7, 2009
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Plavix (clopidogrel) users are being warned by a group of heart experts to avoid some common heartburn drugs. HealthDay News is saying that patients...
