But up to 70 percent of people taking the drugs, such as esomeprazole (Nexium) and omeprazole (Prilosec and generic), might not need such strong medication, research has found. Quitting heartburn ...

AstraZeneca, for instance, has developed esomeprazole (Nexium), a single enantiomer version of its $6 billion anti-ulcer drug omeprazole (Prilosec), which will come off patent in 2002; Nexium was ...

They are available over-the-counter (OTC) and on prescription as both generic and name brand medications including esomeprazole (Nexium), lansoprazole (Prevacid), and omeprazole (Prilosec).

PPIs are among the highest-selling classes of drugs in the U.S., with $9.5 billion in sales last year, and one of them, Nexium ... Three—omeprazole (Prilosec, Prilosec OTC), lansoprazole ...