Drugs for Gerd
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Another study Garnett presented showed an 80% cure rate with omeprazole as compared with about 30% with cimetidine after eight weeks of treatment. This study also showed that as the disease became more severe, the H2 antagonists lost their effectiveness. “Therefore, the more severe the disorder, the more likely you are to need the hydrogen/potassium ATPase pump inhibitor,” he said.
Garnett defended references to the cancer-causing potential of omeprazole as a gerd remedy. He explained that the boxed warning in the omeprazole package insert was based on an increase in noncancerous carcinoid tumors noted in one species of a male rat.
