The consumer watchdog group, Public Citizen, this week asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to warn Americans that use of acid reflux medications, otherwise known as proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) can be incredibly habit forming and also lead to the onset of several other serious side effects. Given the widespread use and popularity of these [...]
Acid Reflux Medicine and Birth Defects
April 26, 2011 By
There is conflicting and confusing information regarding the dangers to fetuses when exposed to Proton Pump Inhibitor medication, or PPI. These types of medications include Nexium, Dexilant, Prilosec, Zegerid, Protonix and Prevacid among others. The question has been examined by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Last November researchers published a report suggesting that [...]