Acid Reflux Medicine and Birth Defects

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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 [...]