NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)--drugs such as Prilosec (omeprazole) and Prevacid (lansoprazole) that are used to stop stomach acid from "refluxing" into the ...

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Omeprazole is one of the most commonly prescribed tablets in the UK, with the most recent figures showing 73 million NHS prescriptions for proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), like Omeprazole, were ...

The NHS has issued a warning about a common prescription medication used to treat heartburn and indigestion. Omeprazole, a drug known as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), is prescribed to treat the ...