What is Nexium?
Nexium® is a brand name for the proton-pump inhibitor drug esomeprazole. It is used for treatment of gastrointestinal reflux disease; for duodenal and gastric ulcers; and for conditions associated with hypersecretion of gastric acid, including Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux) | 3 |
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1 |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Meta411
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: severe
- Physical Symptoms: moderate
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
- 698
- VL 18k
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- Meta411
- 40 mg daily
- since Oct 18, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Acid reflux (GER gastroesophageal reflux)
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Side Effects
None
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- toyotaas
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: mild
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
- 710
- VL < 50
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- toyotaas
- 40 mg daily
- since Feb 11, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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See all 2 patient evaluations
Report created on November 22, 2009.