Drug Problems

• Popular Heartburn Drugs May Up Odds of Stomach Bug

  Posted in: Drug Problems | Posted on: 26-Dec-2019

  If you're one of the millions who rely on medications known as proton pump inhibitors for relief from heartburn, you may be at higher risk of illness from a stomach bug, new research suggests. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) include medications such as Nexium, Prevacid, Protonix and Prilosec. The study from France found that people who took these acid-relieving medications were about 80% more likely to get a bout of stomach flu. The findings were published Nov. 27 in JAMA Network Open.

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• Canada, Big Pharma Resisting Trump Plan To Import Cheap Drugs

  Posted in: Drug Problems | Posted on: 20-Dec-2019

  Resistance from Canada and U.S. pharmaceutical companies could put a crimp in President Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to import cheaper drugs from the nation’s neighbour to the north. In a series of tweets Nov. 22, Trump promised a White House and Health and Human Service plan “soon,” and the Food and Drug Administration is set to release the proposal in January, The Hill reported.

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