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PREVACID
- NEWLY AVAILABLE OVER THE COUNTER WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION IN 15 MG CAPSULE
- LONG ACTING TO GIVE 24 HOURS OF RELIEF
- TAKES A FEW HOURS TO A COUPLE OF DAYS TO START WORKING
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PRILOSEC
- SIMILAR TO PREVACID
- LONG ACTING TO GIVE 24 HOURS OF RELIEF, BUT SOME DOCTORS PRESCRIBE IT TWICE A DAY
- AVAILABLE IN GENERIC FORM
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ZANTAC OR PEPCID
- BOTH ARE SIMILAR IN HOW THEY WORK AND HOW FAST THEY WORK
- CAN TAKE EFFECT WITHIN AN HOUR FOR MOST PEOPLE
- GOOD OPTION FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE HEARTBURN ALL OF THE TIME
- CAN BE TAKEN BEFORE MEALS THAT YOU THINK MIGHT LEAD TO HEARTBURN
- NOT AS POTENT AT DECREASING STOMACH ACID AS PRILOSEC AND PREVACID
- AVAILABLE IN GENERIC
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MAALOX, MYLANTA, OR TUMS
- ALL OF THESE MEDICATIONS ARE CONSIDERED ANTACIDS
- WORKS QUICKLY TO DECREASE ACID
- EFFECTS DO NOT LAST LONG AND THEY MUST BE REDOSED
- ALL CONTAIN CALCIUM- SO THEY MAY INTERACT WITH SOME ANTIBIOTICS OR OTHER PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS
- ROLAIDS ARE ANOTHER OPTION BUT IT CONTAINS A LOT OF SODIUM SO IT MAY INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE
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