Recent news on Esomeprazole

New Studies Evaluating NEXIUM(R) In Pediatric GERD To Be Presented ...  -  May 22, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),NEXIUM (esomeprazole magnesium) received approval in April 2006 for the short-term treatment (up to 8 weeks) of GERD in adolescent patients aged 12 to 17.

Pozen To Present at Citigroup's Global Healthcare Conference  -  May 14, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...and with AstraZeneca for proprietary fixed dose combinations of naproxen with the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole magnesium in a single tablet for

Everybody is Satis  -  May 15, 2007
Journal lycéen,This is the same mechanism of action esgic as other stimulant appetite suppressants such as diethylpropion and esomeprazole.

Heartburn drugs might promote osteoporosis  -  May 7, 2007
Citrus County Chronicle,Other drugs in this class include Nexium (esomeprazole), Aciphex (rabeprazole), Prevacid (lansoprazole) and protonix (pantoprazole).

Stop Acid Reflux: How to Get Rid of Your Acid Reflux  -  Apr 24, 2007
American Chronicle,Nexium (Esomeprazole). Like Prilosec, Nexium is also a PPI or a proton pump inhibitor. It suppresses the enzymes that are produced by the stomach acid in

Pozen Announces May 2, 2007 Webcast of First Quarter 2007 Results  -  Apr 18, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...and with AstraZeneca for proprietary fixed dose combinations of naproxen with the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole magnesium in a single tablet for

AstraZeneca's 'big five' drive sales growth in first quarter  -  Apr 24, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...while gastrointestinal drug Nexium (esomeprazole) was up 8% to $1.31 billion, affected slightly by significant price erosion and lower underlying demand

Broadway Actress/HIV Advocate, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Unveils Winning ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...rifampin, St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), AcipHex(R) (rabeprazole sodium), Nexium(R) (esomeprazole magnesium), Prevacid(R) (lansoprazole),

Limits Of The Reflux Disease Questionnaire In General Practice  -  Apr 16, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Gastrointestinal Rating Scale and Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaires before and after a two-week course of esomeprazole,

Esomeprazole Remains Under Threat  -  Feb 3, 2007
Emediawire (press release),Following the recent revocation by the EPO of a key patent in the array of protection of AstraZeneca's Nexium (Esomeprazole) there remains a degree of

Local researchers trial aspirin to help prevent cancer of the foodpipe  -  Feb 6, 2007
Cancer Research UK - News & Resources,The researchers will use combinations of aspirin and a drug called esomeprazole to treat Barrett’s oesophagus. Aspirin is an anti-inflammatory drug and it

POZEN To Present at the Susquehanna Financial Group Healthcare ...  -  Feb 19, 2007
dBusinessNews Triad (press release),...and with AstraZeneca for proprietary fixed dose combinations of naproxen with the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole magnesium in a single tablet for

Eight Ulster hospitals in cancer trials ... on aspirin  -  Jan 30, 2007
Belfast Telegraph,A high dose of esomeprazole may also minimise damage to the lining of the oesophagus and promote healing - helping to prevent cells becoming cancerous.

Pharmas to lose $100bn to generics  -  Feb 23, 2007
DrugResearcher.com,...including blockbusters Norvasc (amlodipine) from Pfizer, AstraZeneca's Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) and Janssen's Risperdal (risperidone),

People's Pharmacy: Mixing Lipitor, alcohol is risky  -  Feb 3, 2007
Bryan College Station Eagle,They found that long-term use of drugs such as Aciphex (rabeprazole), Nexium (esomeprazole) or Prilosec (omeprazole) for more than a year increased the

3000 jobs go as AstraZeneca faces up to future challenges - 02/02/2007  -  Feb 2, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...put in another stellar performance rising 73% to $625 million, while gastrointestinal drug Nexium (esomeprazole) was up 13% to $1.43 billion.

World drug retail sales enjoy 5% growth  -  Jan 29, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...while AstraZeneca's antiulcerant Nexium (esomeprazole)) grew 16.2% to hold onto second place. Third was GlaxoSmithKline's asthma drug Advair/Seretide

POZEN to Present at the Wachovia Securities 2007 Small and Mid-Cap ...  -  18 Jan 2007
dBusinessNews Triangle (press release),...and with AstraZeneca for proprietary fixed dose combinations of the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole magnesium with naproxen in a single tablet for

Hyponatremia Associated with Escitalopram  -  Jan 3, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),Her medical history included hypertension and depression; she was receiving amlodipine, hydrochlorothiazide, alprazolam, aspirin, and esomeprazole at home.

Heartburn pills could lead to hip fracture  -  Jan 16, 2007
Charlotte Observer,They found that long-term use of drugs such as Aciphex (rabeprazole), Nexium (esomeprazole) or Prilosec (omeprazole) for more than a year increased the

Gastrointestinal Medications  -  Jan 5, 2007
Psychosomatics (subscription)1 The five currently available PPIs are omeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole, and esomeprazole. Although all the PPIs are substituted

Research and Markets: AstraZeneca Now Has Ten Products With Global ...  -  Jan 11, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Nexium (esomeprazole), a proton pump inhibitor used to treat a wide range of acid-related disorders, was the company's top selling product in 2005.

POZEN Names Gilda M. Thomas as Senior Vice President and General ...  -  Jan 10, 2007
dBusinessNews Charlotte (press release),...and with AstraZeneca for proprietary fixed dose combinations of the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole magnesium with naproxen in a single tablet for

What Cures Your Aches Might Prevent Cancer: Seeking To Prevent ...  -  Dec 21, 2006
Science Daily (press release)Individuals eligible for the esophageal cancer prevention study will receive esomeprazole (Nexium®), an acid reflux medication, and aspirin, an NSAID.

AZ' s value plunges by £2bn as it loses patent on top drug  -  Dec 19, 2006
Times Online,Ratiopharm first challenged the “novelty and inventiveness� of Nexium’s active ingredient, esomeprazole magnesium salt, in 2001. Its argument was rejected

AstraZeneca hurt as Europe patent on Nexium is rejected  -  Dec 20, 2006
Pharma Times (subscription),The European Patent Office ruled that one of the company's substance patents for Nexium (esomeprazole), which was due to expire in 2014, will be rejected,

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: Esomeprazole maintains normal acid ...  -  Dec 17, 2006
Xagena.it,A study has shown that the proton pump inhibitor Esomeprazole ( Nexium ) maintains normal gastric acid levels in patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome or

AstraZeneca to focus more sharply on core research areas  -  Dec 18, 2006
Pharma Times (subscription),...by switching patients from Losec/Prilosec (omeprazole) to the follow-up drug Nexium (esomeprazole), even after the former's patent expired in 2001.

New reports from AstraZeneca detailed.  -  Dec 14, 2006
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),...a new indication for the prescription proton pump inhibitor Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) for the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES).

POZEN To Present at the 2006 RBC Capital Markets Healthcare ...  -  Dec 8, 2006
dBusinessNews Triad (press release),...and with AstraZeneca for proprietary fixed dose combinations of the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole magnesium with naproxen in a single tablet for

Mayo Clinic cancer prevention study begins  -  Nov 30, 2006
DailyIndia.com,Other gastroenterologists at Mayo are looking at the use of esomeprazole (Nexium) for patients at risk for esophageal cancer, with the lung cancer

What Cures Your Aches Might Prevent Cancer: Seeking To Prevent ...  -  Dec 21, 2006
Science Daily (press release)Individuals eligible for the esophageal cancer prevention study will receive esomeprazole (Nexium®), an acid reflux medication, and aspirin, an NSAID.

AstraZeneca hurt as Europe patent on Nexium is rejected  -  Dec 20, 2006
Pharma Times (subscription),The European Patent Office ruled that one of the company's substance patents for Nexium (esomeprazole), which was due to expire in 2014, will be rejected,

AZ' s value plunges by £2bn as it loses patent on top drug  -  Dec 19, 2006
Times Online,Ratiopharm first challenged the “novelty and inventiveness� of Nexium’s active ingredient, esomeprazole magnesium salt, in 2001. Its argument was rejected

US retailers sue Astrazeneca over Nexium strategy  -  Dec 15, 2006
Reuters.uk,Nexium is also known as esomeprazole. The lawsuit says AstraZeneca has maintained 70 percent share of the market and blames exclusionary tactics that it

Jan de Vries: A healthy diet must include fresh fruit and ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
Belfast Telegraph,I was put on to Nexium (esomeprazole) and take a 20mg tablet every day. I was also given liquid Gaviscon to take when I needed something extra.

What Cures Your Aches Might Prevent Cancer  -  Nov 30, 2006
NewsMax.com,Individuals eligible for the esophageal cancer prevention study will receive esomeprazole (Nexium(R)), an acid reflux medication, and aspirin, an NSAID.

Researchers Study NSAIDs and Cancer  -  Nov 29, 2006
Consumer AffairsIndividuals eligible for the esophageal cancer prevention study will receive esomeprazole (Nexium), an acid reflux medication, and aspirin, an NSAID.

The Medical Minute: Gastroesophageal reflux disease -- beyond ...  -  Nov 29, 2006
Penn State Live,Omeprazole (Prilosec, Zegerid), esomeprazole (Nexium), pantoprazole (Protonix), lansoprazole (Prevacid) and rabeprazole (Aciphex) are PPIs.

Esomeprazole reduces gastric ulcers in at-risk patients taking ...  Sep 3, 2006
Two clinical trials found that Esomeprazole ( Nexium ) can reduce the incidence of gastric ulcers in patients at risk of developing gastric ulcers and who ... -Xagena.it

Torrent Pharma launches Nexpro Fast  Sep 13, 2006
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd has announced that the Company has launched Nexpro Fast (Immediate Release Esomeprazole), a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI), for the ... -Equity Bulls

Torrent Pharmaceuticals introduces Nexpro Fast in India  Sep 13, 2006
Torrent Pharmaceuticals (Q, N,C,F)* launched Nexpro Fast (Immediate Release Esomeprazole), a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI), for the first time in India, to treat ... -Myiris.com

Pozen gets $40M milestone payment; raises revenue view  Sep 21, 2006
...the agreement with AstraZeneca on August 1 to co-develop and commercialize fixed-dose combinations of the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole magnesium, with ... -MarketWatch

POZEN Announces Receipt of $40 Million Upfront Payment from ...  Sep 21, 2006
1, 2006 for the co-development and commercialization of proprietary fixed dose combinations of the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) esomeprazole magnesium, with the ... -Business Wire

Torrent Pharma launches ulcer drug Nexpro Fast  Sep 13, 2006
VP-Marketing of the company, said. The PPI market is worth Rs 390 crore, of which Esomeprazole market accounts for Rs 27 crore. -Business Standard

Pharmacy's repeat prescription error  Sep 15, 2006
...same pharmacy and noticed I'd been given a drug for panic attacks and psychiatric disorders with a similar name to my regular drug, esomeprazole, which helps ... -Herts Essex News

Upping the Dosage  Sep 12, 2006
...currently on appeal. Essentially, Nexium, or esomeprazole, offers a higher dosage of Prilosec's active ingredient, omeprazole. The FDA ... -New York Law Journal

Osteoarthritis of the knee  Sep 12, 2006
...benefit from a switch to an NSAID if acetaminophen isn’t working, and including a misoprostol or proton-pump inhibitor, such as esomeprazole (Nexium), with ... -ITP.net

AstraZeneca, Pozen Entering PN Deal Worth Up To $375M.  Sep 12, 2006
...the form of a potential $375 million deal, with $40 million up front, to develop fixed-dose combinations of naproxen and AstraZeneca's esomeprazole for chronic ... -Therapeutics Daily (subscription)

Canadian Web Sites Selling Counterfeit Drug Products  Sep 1, 2006
Canadian sites to be counterfeit: Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium), Diovan (valsartan), Actonel (risedronate sodium), Nexium (esomeprazole), Hyzaar (losartan ... -Facts and Comparisons

POZEN To Present at the 2006 RBC Capital Markets Healthcare ...  -  Dec 8, 2006
dBusinessNews Triad (press release),...and with AstraZeneca for proprietary fixed dose combinations of the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole magnesium with naproxen in a single tablet for

Mayo Clinic cancer prevention study begins  -  Nov 30, 2006
DailyIndia.com,Other gastroenterologists at Mayo are looking at the use of esomeprazole (Nexium) for patients at risk for esophageal cancer, with the lung cancer

Jan de Vries: A healthy diet must include fresh fruit and ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
Belfast Telegraph,I was put on to Nexium (esomeprazole) and take a 20mg tablet every day. I was also given liquid Gaviscon to take when I needed something extra.

What Cures Your Aches Might Prevent Cancer  -  Dec 2, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Individuals eligible for the esophageal cancer prevention study will receive esomeprazole (Nexium), an acid reflux medication, and aspirin, an NSAID.

The Medical Minute: Gastroesophageal reflux disease -- beyond ...  -  Nov 29, 2006
Penn State Live,Omeprazole (Prilosec, Zegerid), esomeprazole (Nexium), pantoprazole (Protonix), lansoprazole (Prevacid) and rabeprazole (Aciphex) are PPIs.

Co-administration Of LEXIVA With Esomeprazole Does Not Affect ...  Jul 9, 2006
JAIDS), demonstrated that the protease inhibitor LEXIVA® (fosamprenavir calcium) may be administered simultaneously with Nexium® (esomeprazole) without dose ... -Medical News Today



Adverse Events Related to Muraglitazar Use in Diabetes  May 2, 2006
Such was the case when clopidogrel was compared with aspirin plus esomeprazole in patients at high risk for vascular events who had presented with ulcer ... - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

Indigestion defined  Apr 29, 2006
...adenosine triphosphate enzyme system�. Examples are omeprazole, pantoprazole, esomeprazole and lansoprazole. H. pylori can be ... - Malaysia Star

AstraZeneca's profits leap ahead of sales growth  Apr 27, 2006
Sales came in at $6.18 billion, although AstraZeneca's top-selling drug, Nexium (esomeprazole) for gastrointestinal disease, did not grow as much as hoped ... - Pharma Times (subscription)





ACP: Garlic, Ginseng, Ginkgo Biloba, and Ginger All Bad Actors ...  Apr 9, 2006
Two medications that are heavily promoted by direct-to-consumer advertising, Nexium (esomeprazole) and Nizoral (keotoconazole), are also a bad combination. ... - MedPage Today

Heartburn Severity Does Not Predict Disease Severity  Apr 7, 2006
...with a 4-point scale at baseline and during treatment for 8 weeks with various proton pump inhibitors in 5 double-blind trials in which esomeprazole was the ... - Medscape (subscription)

Heartburn drug prevents ulcers  Mar 27, 2006
...trials to be published in the April edition of The American Journal of Gastroenterology indicate that the acid-reflux drug Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) can ... - myDNA.com

Nexium Shown to Reduce Gastric Ulcers in At-Risk Patients Using ...  Mar 22, 2006
...clinical trials, to be published in the April 2006 edition of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, indicate that Nexium(R) (esomeprazole magnesium) can ... - DG News

Nexium Reduces Stomach Ulcers in High-Risk Patients  Mar 31, 2006
17 percent. The research was funded by the drug company AstraZeneca, which markets Nexium, known generically as esomeprazole magnesium. ... - Forbes

BARRX Medical, Inc. Initiates Landmark Study Comparing Two ...  Mar 20, 2006
AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN), makers of NEXIUM(R) (esomeprazole magnesium), co-sponsors first study of radio frequency ablation therapy vs. ... - International News Service

New Study Compares Treatment Options For Pre-Cancerous Condition ...  Mar 26, 2006
...interval. All patients will receive esomeprazole magnesium (NEXIUM) as therapy for acid reflux disease as part of the study protocol. ... - Medical News Today

AstraZeneca commences patent infringement litigation against IVAX  Mar 12, 2006
...and its US subsidiary, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, for willful infringement of AstraZeneca's patents protecting NEXIUM® (esomeprazole magnesium). ... - Chemie.de

AZ drags Teva to court for Nexium patent battle  Mar 9, 2006
...this year for $7.4 billion, filed an application to sell a copycat version of the drug in the US, although the first of Nexium's (esomeprazole) five patents is ... - Pharma Times (subscription)

Santarus Announces Positive Results with ZEGERID in Nocturnal Acid ...  Mar 8, 2006
...clinical study that evaluated ZEGERID(R) (omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate) Powder for Oral Suspension 40 mg/1680 mg, Nexium(R) (esomeprazole magnesium) delayed ... - Business Wire

Positive Results with ZEGERID in Nocturnal Acid Breakthrough ...  Mar 8, 2006
...clinical study that evaluated ZEGERID® (omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate) Powder for Oral Suspension 40 mg/1680 mg, Nexium® (esomeprazole magnesium) delayed ... - EndoNurse

HEARTBURN PATIENTS UNAWARE OF LONG-TERM RISK  Feb 23, 2006
The latest PPI, Nexium® (esomeprazole) can provide freedom from heartburn, the most common symptom of GERD, and has been shown to provide an improvement in ... - SourceWire,

AstraZeneca launches Toprol-XL appeal  Feb 17, 2006
Meanwhile, two of AstraZeneca's multi-billion dollar products - the gastrointestinal drug Nexium (esomeprazole) and Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) for ... - Pharma Times (subscription),

Breaking News ** Profits surge at AstraZeneca in Q4  Feb 2, 2006
...full year, sales rose 12% to $24 billion, on the back of a 27% combined hike in turnover for gastrointestinal drug Nexium (esomeprazole), Seroquel (quetiapine ... - Pharma Times (subscription),

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