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Hello. It's early in the morning, or late at night for those of us who usually work nights. After a weekend of unhealthy and unusual eating, I have just consumed the second to the last Pepcid Complete, Walgreen's brand, in our home. The last one will be fought over between my wife and I at a later to be determined time and place. Being a sensitive husband, I may at least share half with my wife. Yesterday, while we were visiting family out of town, my wife went to the store to get the usual supply of Pepcid Complete, either...

Sorry to post a vanity but looking for some suggestions about acid reflux. It could just be heartburn too???? I never had any problems but entering mid to late 40's this just popped up. Supposedly as we move into the 50's this becomes an issue.

Associated Press CHICAGO — Holiday revelers beware: Seasonal indulgences such as eggnog and fruitcake might give you heartburn, but the acid-fighting medicine you take for relief might lead to something worse, researchers say. People on popular prescription drugs for treating acid reflux — Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium — seem more prone to getting a potentially dangerous diarrhea caused by the bacterium Clostridium difficile, new research shows. C-diff, as it's known, can cause severe diarrhea and crampy intestinal inflammation called colitis. Dr. Sandra Dial and colleagues at McGill University in Montreal examined data on more than 18,000 patients in the United...

THE CONSUMER Five popular heartburn drugs work in essentially the same way, but only one of them, Prilosec, is sold without a prescription. Does that mean it is not as effective as the others? No, doctors say, Prilosec works just as well as the prescription drugs for most people - but only if they can get their hands on it. The pills are in such short supply that many drugstores are asking customers to wait two weeks or more for fresh stocks. Some patients have tracked down the medicine by calling around to other stores or shopping on eBay. Others...

<p>WASHINGTON — Heartburn sufferers soon won't need a prescription to buy the popular remedy Prilosec, better known in TV ads as ''the purple pill.''</p> <p>The Food and Drug Administration approved a nonprescription version of Prilosec, one of the world's top-selling drugs, late yesterday.</p>