Recent news on Losec

No Money, No Education  -  May 7, 2007
Mmegi,...for criticising school fees and encouraging parents not to pay, said both the government and parents are to blame for the Losec students' fate.

GERD will not Necessarily Go Away on its Own - Signs and symptoms ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),...disintegrating on-the-tongue formulation which can be taken without water - Prevacid(R) (Abbott) - delayed-release capsules - Losec(R) (AstraZeneca)

Wrangle may hike price paid for drugs  -  Mar 21, 2007
The Southland Times,If a patient in the 25-to-44 band had to pay the full price for a month's supply of Losec, a common prescription treatment for ulcers, they would pay about

Medicine prices fall after new deal  -  Mar 1, 2007
Unison.ie (subscription),It is part of a reduction phased in over two years which means a common ulcer medicine like Losec, which would cost around €50, could be around €17 cheaper.

Sweden next to be hit by AstraZeneca job cuts  -  Feb 27, 2007
OutSourcing-Pharma.com,..."We have patents expiring, Losec [due to lose patent protection between 2007 and 2014] is one example, and have experienced some setbacks in R&D over the

On vitamins  -  Mar 23, 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,The latter are omeprazole (Prilosec, Losec, Zegerid), lansoprazole (Prevacid), esomeprazole (Nexium), pantoprazole (Protonix), and rabeprazole (Aciphex).

In Mexico, Wal-mart is defying its critics  -  Mar 5, 2007
Arizona Republic,A box of Losec stomach medicine costs 80 pesos ($7.30) at one of Dr. Matus's stores, marked down from 86 pesos. The price at Wal-Mart is 77 pesos ($7.20).

It's not just Viagra, there's now a whole range of products to buy ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
Glasgow Daily Record,Zantac can be taken to heal and prevent ulcers, while Losec decreases the production of stomach acid. After proving popular and successful in the treatment

AstraZeneca faces $1bn annual hit after patent ruling on ulcer drug  -  Dec 19, 2006
Independent,The drug is the successor to Losec, AstraZeneca's ulcer pill which was once the best-selling medicine in the world. While the company persuaded doctors to

Goitre and reduced acid secretion  -  Jan 7, 2007
ABC Message Stick,...included infection with the ulcer germ H pylori, an autoimmune inflammation of the stomach or taking the acid lowering medication omeprazole – Losec.

Indigestion remedies are linked to fractures  -  Dec 26, 2006
Times Online,Prescriptions for PPIs such as omeprazole — sold under the brand names Losec, Prilosec and Zegerid — rose by more than 5000 per cent during the 1990s.

Acid Reflux Drugs May Up Fractures  -  Dec 26, 2006
WebMDThe drugs are Aciphex, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec (called Losec in Europe), and Protonix. The drugs shut down the chemical "pump" needed by stomach cells to

Proton-pump inhibitors may weaken bones — Study  -  Jan 8, 2007
Vanguard,The drugs are Aciphex, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec (called Losec in Europe), and Protonix. According to the researchers the drugs shut down the chemical

Hip Fractures Linked To Prolonged Use Of PPI Antacids In The Over 50s  -  Dec 27, 2006
Medical News Today,Lansoprazole (eg Prevacid), Rabeprazole (eg Aciphex), Omeprazole (eg Losec). People use PPIs to control stomach acidity, dyspepsia, stomach ulcers,

Heartburn drugs are linked to higher hip-fracture risk  -  Dec 26, 2006
Newark Star Ledger,Doug Levine of AstraZeneca PLC, which makes Nexium and Pri losec, said the study does not prove that proton pump inhibitors cause hip fractures.

Indigestion remedies are linked to fractures  -  26 Dec 2006
Times Online,Prescriptions for PPIs such as omeprazole — sold under the brand names Losec, Prilosec and Zegerid — rose by more than 5000 per cent during the 1990s.

AstraZeneca faces $1bn annual hit after patent ruling on ulcer drug  -  Dec 19, 2006
Independent,The drug is the successor to Losec, AstraZeneca's ulcer pill which was once the best-selling medicine in the world. While the company persuaded doctors to

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.

A cure for everything: your medical handbook  -  Nov 28, 2006
Belfast Telegraph,Drugs containing proton pump inhibitors such as Losec and Zoton are the best but are only available on prescription. They won't cure reflux but should

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