Category: Dangerous Medications

PRILOSEC OTC — How Does It Compare to Zantac 75, Pepcid AC, and Other Over-The-Counter Heartburn Remedies? When To Use Prilosec OTC.

Apr 25, 2013

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by

Kirsten Knudsen

in Dangerous Medications

What the Product Label Doesn’t Tell You. Special Risks for Seniors, Asians, Slow Metabolizers, and the Medication-Sensitive? Prilosec, one of the first prescription drugs to top a billion in sales, is now available over-the-counter. A breakthrough drug introduced in 1990 for ulcers, esophagitis, and gastric reflux disease, prescription Prilosec soon swamped its top-selling predecessor, Zantac.…