There are three types of heartburn medications: antacids, like Tums and Maalox; H2 blockers, which
include Zantac and Pepcid; and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include Prilosec and Nexium.
Not exact matches
That produced a class of drugs known as angiotensin - converting enzyme, or ACE, inhibitors that hit the market in the early 1980s, and during the next 25 years or so, there followed a string of blockbuster small - molecule drugs that
included such familiar names as Lipitor,
Zantac and Prozac.
There are prescription and nonprescription H2 blockers; the choices you can find over the counter
include Tagamet - HB, Pepcid - AC, Axid AR, and
Zantac 75.
But a glance down the pharmacy aisle shows a vast array of choices,
including Tums, Rolaids,
Zantac, and Pepcid, to name just a few.
The choices you can find over the counter
include Tagamet - HB, Pepcid - AC, Axid AR, and
Zantac 75.
This
includes histamine blockers such as Tagamet, Pepcid, Carafate, Cytotec, Prilosec and
Zantac.
Types of medications (
including the names of generic and brand drugs) that have been linked to Stevens - Johnson Syndrome: • Anticonvulsants • Antibiotics • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (OTC and prescription) • Drugs with sulfa • Barbiturates • COX - 2 inhibitors • Ibuprofen • Acetaminophens • Allopurinol • Carbamazepine • Phenytoin • Bextra, which Pfizer removed from the market in 2005 because of the SJS risk it posed to users • Children's Advil or Motrin • Tylenol • Aldactone • Septra • Advil • Motrin • Avelox • Prilosec • Neurontin • Coreg • Feldene • Athrotec • Ceclor • Dilantin • Vioxx • Relafen • Celebrex • Levaquin • Depakote •
Zantac • Tegretol • Provigil • Zithromax • Trileptal • Zyloprin • Clinoril • Phenytek Dangerous Drugs Severe drug reactions cause tens of thousands of patient deaths in this country each year.