Alginates also have proven efficacy. The aim of this trial was to compare short-term efficacy of an alginate (Gaviscon®, 4 × 10 mL/day) and omeprazole (20 mg/day) on GERD symptoms in general ...

Omeprazole (GastroGard, Prilosec, UlcerGard) is a medicine classified as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). It reduces the amount of acid that is in your pet’s stomach. It is used to treat and ...

Omeprazole is typically prescribed for the treatment of conditions such as gastric and duodenal ulcers, reflux disease, and H. pylori bacteria-related stomach infections. [2] Additionally, it has ...

The study, published Monday in the medical journal BMJ, compared how more than 150 people with dyspepsia, or indigestion, responded to either the drug omeprazole, turmeric — which contains the ...

A small, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Thailand suggests that turmeric has comparable efficacy to omeprazole for treating functional dyspepsia. The researchers randomly ...

Omeprazole is used to treat certain digestive conditions including stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers, GERD, and esophagitis due to GERD. It’s also taken with antibiotics to treat H. pylori infection.

Many Part D and Part C plans with drug coverage should cover omeprazole when prescribed by a doctor. In addition, some Part C plans may allow you to purchase it over the counter. Omeprazole ...

annabogush/Getty Images Turmeric can be just as effective as omeprazole at reducing stomach acid associated with dyspepsia, according to a new study. Turmeric is a spice that has been ...

My gastroenterologist had prescribed 20 mg of omeprazole once a day for those five years. He thought that a dose this small is not a problem. I seem to have had no ill effects, according to the ...

Now a recent study suggests the bright-yellow spice and its active ingredient, curcumin, may be just as good at fighting indigestion as the over-the-counter medicine omeprazole (Prilosec).

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) for several years, but never paid much attention to it until the heartburn became annoying and almost permanent. My dentist had ...