Lansoprazole Disappoints for Poorly Controlled Asthma in Kids - Family Practice News Digital Network


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Lansoprazole Disappoints for Poorly Controlled Asthma in Kids
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The proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole was no better than placebo for improving symptoms and lung function in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving more than 300 children with poorly controlled asthma without overt gastroesophageal reflux.
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Lansoprazole 'ineffective in asthma treatment for children' - Labmate Online

Lansoprazole 'ineffective in asthma treatment for children'
Labmate Online
Lansoprazole, which is commonly used to suppress the production of stomach acid, has been found to be ineffective when used to control asthma in children who show no signs of acid reflux. A new study, conducted by the National Heart, Lung, ...
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CutisPharma Expands Product Line with New Oral Suspension Prescription ... - MarketWatch (press release)

CutisPharma Expands Product Line with New Oral Suspension Prescription ...
MarketWatch (press release)
19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CutisPharma, Inc. announced the introduction of FIRST® - Omeprazole and FIRST® - Lansoprazole Unit-of-Use oral suspension compounding kits. These new kits will help pharmacists dispense these compounded prescriptions ...

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No improvement of poorly controlled child asthma symptoms with addition of ... - Pediatric SuperSite


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No improvement of poorly controlled child asthma symptoms with addition of ...
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Adding the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole failed to improve symptoms of poorly controlled asthma in children without gastroesophageal reflux and may actually increase adverse events, according to study results published online.

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Ulcer drugs 'linked to hip issues' - The Press Association


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Ulcer drugs 'linked to hip issues'
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The two most commonly used PPIs for treating peptic ulcers in the UK are lansoprazole and omeprazole, while PPIs also help with symptoms of heartburn and acid reflux. Although mild side-effects are already known - including headache, nausea, ...
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Consumer Reports Insights: Women are at risk of taking drugs unnecessarily - Washington Post

Consumer Reports Insights: Women are at risk of taking drugs unnecessarily
Washington Post
Proton pump inhibitors Examples: Esomeprazole (Nexium), lansoprazole (Prevacid and generics), omeprazole (Prilosec and generics). Many experts think these drugs are widely overused for garden-variety heartburn, and women take 40 percent more of them ...

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Efficacy of H. pylori Therapies Equivocal - Infectious Disease Special Edition

Efficacy of H. pylori Therapies Equivocal
Infectious Disease Special Edition
In a double-blind, randomized fashion, the investigators assigned 488 patients to undergo 14-day standard triple-drug therapy with lansoprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin; 489 subjects to receive five-day concomitant four-drug therapy with ...

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