Posts Tagged ‘Heartburn’

Sodium Bicarbonate

Other Names: Bell-Ans, Citrocarbonate, Baking Soda.
Commonly Prescribed For: It is an antacid, generally prescribed for relieving heartburn and acid ingestions. This medication can also be used for lowering the acidity of your blood or urine. It is commonly used with other medications.
How to Take it: Sodium Bicarbonate is available in the form of [...]

Raberprazole Sodium

Other Names: Aciphex.
Commonly Prescribed For: Raberprazole Sodium is used for treating certain symptoms where the stomach generates too much acid including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, and ulcers. It can also be used for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (a condition where the backward flow of acid from stomach into the esophagus leads to heart burn). It eliminates [...]

Reglan

Other names: Metoclopramide Oral, Metoclopramide Hydrochloride Intensol.
Commonly prescribed for: Reglan is generally prescribed for relieving nausea, bloating, vomiting, and stomach pin. This medication can also be used for treating slow gastric emptying in patients with diabetes. It can be used for treating heartburn caused due to gastroesophageal reflux in patients for whom other medications failed [...]

Pantoprazole

Other Names: Protonix.
Commonly Prescribed For: Pantoprazole is generally prescribed for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (a condition where acid flows backward from the stomach and leads to heartburn and esophageal injury).  This medication can also be used for treating Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (a condition where the stomach secretes excessive amounts of acid). Pantoprazole is commonly used with [...]

Propulsid

Other Names: Cisapride.
Commonly Prescribed For: Propulsid is generally prescribed for treating symptoms associated with nighttime heartburn in patients for whom other treatments failed to respond. This medication can also be used for treating patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.  It is commonly used with other medications.

How to Take it: Propulsid is available [...]

Protonix

Other Names: Pantoprazole
Commonly Prescribed For: Protonix is generally prescribed for treating gastroesophageal disease (a condition where acid flows in backward direction form the stomach and leads to heartburn and esophageal injury). This medication can also be used for treating Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (condition where you stomach produces excess amounts of acid).

How to Take it: [...]

Cisapride

Other Names: Propulsid.

Commonly Prescribed For: Cisapride is generally prescribed for treating certain symptoms of nighttime heartburn in patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease. It is commonly used with other medications.
How to Take it: Cisapride is available in the form of a tablet, and liquid to be taken via mouth. This medication is generally [...]

Pepcid

Other Names: Famotidine, Pepcid AC , Pepcid AC Gelcaps, Pepcid AC Maximum Strength, Pepcid Complete, Pepcid® I.V., Pepcid Premixed in Iso-osmotic Sodium Chloride Injection, Pepcid RPD .
Commonly Prescribed For: Pepcid is generally prescribed to treat heartburn, normally associated with acid indigestion. This medication can also be used to prevent heartburn that is associated with sour [...]

Cytotec

Other Names: Misoprostol
Commonly Prescribed For: Cytotec is a popular drug, which is used in certain treatments to prevent ulcers from developing in people. It often protects stomach lining and reduces the quantity of acid secretion in the stomach.
How to Take it: Cytotec comes out in the form of tablets to be taken orally. Regular [...]

AcipHex

Other Names: Rabeprazole
Commonly Prescribed For: Aciphex is generally prescribed for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (a condition where the stomach secretes excess amount of acid), ulcers and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Aciphex is combined with other drugs to eradicate a bacterium, H. pylori, which lead to ulcers.
How to Take it: Aciphex is available in the form of a [...]