Prilosec Side Effects Lawsuits | Side Effects: Proton Pump Inhibitor...
Prilosec Side Effects Hip, Wrist or Spine Fractures Lawsuits Prilosec | Lawsuits, Lawyers | Side Effects: Fractures, Bone Fractures, Bone Breaks, Hip Fractures, Wrist Fractures, Spine Fractures Our...
View ArticlePopular Heartburn Drugs May Lead to a Broken Hip
Heartburn relief may come with a hitch. Proton pump inhibitors, the class of drugs that includes Nexium, Prilosec, Protonix, Aciphex, and Prevacid, may increase the risk of a hip fracture for those...
View ArticleStudy links heartburn drugs, broken hip
Taking such popular heartburn drugs as Nexium, Prevacid or Prilosec for a year or more can raise the risk of a broken hip markedly in people over 50, a large study in Britain found. The study raises...
View ArticleAntacids Like Prevacid, Nexium, and Protonix May Lead to Hip Fractures in...
In light of a new study published this week, older people may be more willing to live with a little bit of heartburn. Today’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Assoctiation (JAMA) reports...
View ArticleHeartburn Drugs = Broken Bones?
A new study reports elderly people taking prescription antacids could be at a greater risk of breaking a hip in a fall. Tess Calbach goes to the Eau Claire Senior Citizen Center everyday and says she’s...
View ArticlePrilosec, Nexium, Other Heartburn Drugs to Undergo Safety Review Following...
Prilosec, Nexium and other proton pump inhibitors could increase the risk of patients’ suffering hip fractures, prompting the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a safety review of the...
View ArticleAcid Reflux Drugs Linked to Increased Fracture Risk
We have been reporting on drugs such as Prilosec and Nexium—part of a class of drugs called Proton Pump Inhibitors, or PPIs—that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigated for a suspected...
View ArticlePlavix, Heart Burn Drug Combo Risky for Stent Patients, Study Says
Taking Plavix along with certain heartburn medications could be dangerous to stent patients. According to a recent analysis of a database kept by pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc,...
View ArticlePlavix Users Should Avoid Heartburn Drugs
Plavix (clopidogrel) users are being warned by a group of heart experts to avoid some common heartburn drugs. HealthDay News is saying that patients taking the clot-preventing Plavix following stent...
View ArticleLong-Term Use of PPIs May Lead to Dependency
Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Protonix and other stomach acid reducers that belong to a class of drugs known as Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) could lead to dependency if taken at prescription strength...
View ArticlePlavix Users Warned Not to Take Prilosec, Nexium
Prilosec and Nexium reduce the anti-clotting effects of Plavix, according to a Public Health Advisory issued by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). As a result, patients at risk for heart...
View ArticleAnother Plavix - Prilosec Warning Coming from FDA
Plavix (clopidogrel) users will again be cautioned not to take the proton pump inhibitor Prilosec by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The...
View ArticleHeartburn Drugs May Up Risk of C. Difficile by 80 Percent
A new study suggests that taking proton pump inhibitors could increase the risk of contracting Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (CDAD) by as much as 80 percent. C. difficile represents an...
View ArticleHip Fracture Risk Higher in Older Women on Proton Pump Inhibitors
A study presented last month at the annual Digestive Disease Week in Chicago has confirmed that long-term use of proton pump inhibitors, such as Nexium, increases the risk of hip fractures in...
View ArticleNexium, Prilosec Lawsuit Claims Heartburn Drugs Caused Foot Fractures
Another woman has filed suit against AstraZeneca claiming its Nexium and Prilosec prescription heartburn medications caused her to suffer painful broken bones. Susan A. Poznanovich is being...
View ArticlePlavix, Proton Pump Inhibitor Warnings Revised in Canada
Health Canada is revising the label for Plavix in that country to reflect new information about the concurrent use of the blood thinner and other drugs called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Many...
View ArticleOlder Women Face Hip Fracture Risk from PPIs
Post-menopausal women, especially if they smoke, might want to think twice about taking a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) to relieve heartburn. According to a new study in the British Medical Journal...
View ArticleFDA Warns PPIs May Cause Severe Diarrheal Infection
Patients who take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be at a higher risk of developing a serious condition called Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (CDAD). The danger prompted the U.S. Food...
View Article
